Asker: Lila, 16 years old
Answer
Best,
Your hymen is not a real membrane, but a remnant at the entrance of the vagina. A kind of ring that marks the entrance of the vagina.
In relations, the ring may be a bit stiff and tear a little at the edge. This may cause some blood loss.
This tearing will, for example, very rarely happen when inserting a tampon, so that girls who are still virgins can insert tampons perfectly.
However, your hymen does not have to tear at the first intercourse; that is something that rarely happens.
Kind regards,
Answered by
Dr Jasper Verguts
Gynecology-Obstetrics
Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/
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