Most women have a hymen, but not everyone knows the location of the hymen. Not only the position of the hymen, many people have misunderstandings about the hymen. The following will not only tell you the location of the hymen, but also tell you 6 common sense about the hymen. Hope that can help you clear your doubts.
1. The hymen is a hollow film covering the outer opening of the female vagina, about 1 to 2 mm thick. The front and back sides of the film are moist mucous membranes. The two layers of mucous membranes contain connective tissue, capillaries and nerve endings. The small hole is called the hymen hole.
2. The hymen hole allows menstrual blood to flow out of the vagina. At birth, the hymen of most baby girls is annular, that is, its tissue is evenly distributed in all directions of the vaginal opening.
3. When the baby girl is about 3 years old, the crescent-shaped hymen becomes more and more common. There is less hymen tissue at the end of the vaginal opening towards the clitoris, and more hymen tissue at the end away from the clitoris.
4. The front and back sides of the female membrane are pink or translucent, the same color as the surrounding mucous membranes. Wet surface. A girl's hymen is small and thick. As the woman's body matures, the hymen will gradually become larger and thinner, and has a certain degree of toughness. The hymen of an adult woman is about 1-2 mm thick and contains connective tissue, capillaries and nerve endings.
5. In the center of the hymen, there is usually a small hole with a diameter of 1 to 1.5 cm, which is called the hymen hole in medicine. The size of the hymen hole and the thickness of the membrane can vary from person to person. The diameter of the hymen hole is about 1 to 1.5 cm, usually round, oval or zigzag; some are half-moon-shaped, and the membrane hole is on one side; some are septate holes, with two small holes for upper and lower or Side by side; some have many scattered holes, like the holes in a sieve.
6. It is a film with a hole in the center that covers the outer opening of the vagina, and its location is at the vaginal opening, that is, the junction of the vagina and the vestibule of the vagina. The vagina is in the depression in the posterior lower part of the labia majora (the depression depth is about 2 to 3 cm), so it is often mistaken for the hymen to be in the vagina.
Sexual intercourse will certainly rupture the hymen, but not all hymen ruptures are caused by sexual intercourse. Vigorous exercise, vaginal medication, and some heavy physical labor can all cause hymen rupture. Between the hymen and the virgin, and can not always draw the same sign. Hymen rupture and misbehavior should not be equated indiscriminately.
