Contents:
- Medical Video: Does the Hymen Have to Break?
- Overview of the hymen
- 1. The imperforate hymen
- 2. Microperforat hymen
- 3. Septate hymen
- Is there a way to have sex without tearing the hymen?
- The torn hymen can be closed again
- Hymenoplasty or hymenoplasty reconstruction surgery
- Artificial hymen
Medical Video: Does the Hymen Have to Break?
The hymen tear is closely related to a woman's virginity. Therefore, some women may want to still look virgin, even though they have had sex. Can it? Is there a way for vaginal penetration without tearing the hymen?
Overview of the hymen
The hymen is a thin skin tissue that surrounds and protects the vaginal opening during a woman's early developmental period. Each hymen has a different shape, some are thin and elastic, some are thicker and less elastic.
An intact hymen usually has a small hole that allows menstrual blood or other fluids to flow.
The hymen can stretch or tear as a result of various other sexual activities, such as inserting fingers or sex toys into the vagina, and nonsexual activities such as gymnastics, horse riding, or other physical activities.
There are several types of hymen in women, namely:
1. The imperforate hymen
This membrane can be diagnosed at birth. Generally, the diagnosis is made during adolescence. The imperforate hymen is a thin membrane that completely covers the opening to the vagina, so that menstrual blood cannot flow out of the vagina.
This usually causes blood to return to the vagina which often becomes back pain. Some teenagers may also experience pain during defecation and difficulty urinating.
2. Microperforat hymen
The microperforat hymen is a thin membrane that almost covers the entire vaginal opening of a young woman. Menstrual blood can usually flow out of the vagina but the opening is very small.
A teenager with a microperforat hymen will usually not be able to insert a tampon into her vagina and may not realize that she has a very small hole.
3. Septate hymen
The septate hymen is when the hymen thin membrane has an extra tissue band in the middle that causes two small vaginal holes not one. Teens with this hymen may have difficulty inserting or removing tampons.
Is there a way to have sex without tearing the hymen?
The answer is certainly no. If you want to have sex or penetrate, the risk of the hymen being torn is certainly there. This risk is unavoidable, although indeed in some cases the hymen can remain intact after sex.
When penetrating, the hymen will stretch to help enter the penis. You can keep the hymen from tearing during intercourse if your body relaxes and has good lubrication. However, this is unlikely to occur. This is because every shape, thickness, and texture of the hymen of each woman is different.
In addition, sex with tearing the hymen is often accompanied by bleeding and pain. However, not all women experience it. First time sex does not always make vaginal bleeding.
Some women experience bleeding during first sex, because the hymen structure that is owned is thicker or more resistant.
The torn hymen can be closed again
Even though sex without tearing the hymen is inevitable, the torn hymen can be reassembled.
There are two special procedures to help repair the torn hymen. The following procedure.
Hymenoplasty or hymenoplasty reconstruction surgery
This procedure is done to re-glue the hymen on the vaginal lips using sutures. The doctor will sew back the remnants of the hymen tissue in your vagina.
The stitches that are applied are the type of soluble or dissolvable stitches. So the naked eye will not be visible and does not need to be removed after the procedure has been completed.
Artificial hymen
An artificial hymen can be inserted into the vagina, so that it releases false bleeding when penetration occurs. This artificial hymen is non-toxic and safe to use. Usually this procedure is done if the hymen layer can no longer be repaired because the damage is very severe.
