Someone asked a question recently about the hymen, where it's located and what to expect the first time she has sex. I like to pride myself on knowing a lot about my body, especially my female parts but I decided to search sites for a medical answer. All this time I had assumed that I was one of those women who (1) didn't bleed or feel pain when they had sex for the first time or (2)lost their hymen from unknown causes long before I had sex. Imagine my surprise when I read that the hymen is located at the entrance to the vagina! I, and many of my friends had been told for years that the hymen is located deep inside the vagina near the cervix. I still can't believe that I lived to be thirty- seven years old without knowing this fact. To top it off, as a huge fan of historical romance novels, I have read about first time sex dozens of times and EVERY SINGLE TIME the scene played out as if the hymen was deep inside the woman. (I don't want to get too graphic; use your imagination.) Am I the only person that thought this part of our anatomy was located in a completely different place?