You could try inspecting yourself by using a hand mirror. Do you know what you're looking for? Or you could get someone you trust completely to check it for you.
Many girls rupture their hymen through sports and other vigorous activities. Are there any religious or cultural implications for you? Where are you from?
What is your major concern with this? Is it the discomfort or the possible hymen rupture?
I hope this helps as a start, and if you want to talk more, please feel free.
You could make an appointment at your GP surgery, maybe to see a Nurse practitioner who could examine you.
For a lot of people, an intact hymen is seen as evidence of virginity, but many girls find their hymens have ruptured from sports, gymnastics, cycling, horse-riding, or just falling &c. Also, vaginal/cervical examinations can rupture the hymen. From a health point of view, it makes no difference whether the hymen is intact or not.
You could try looking at:
- http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/sites/default/files/files/styles/large/public/field/image/hymen_virginal.jpg
There are variations in presentation.
I hope this helps. If you need to discuss it in more detail, feel free.
I assume you might have been trying to treat a yeast infection. If you only used a small garlic clove, then you will probably not have broken your hymen. Was there any blood? You could check yourself by using a hand-mirror, by taking a picture or get someone you trust to check for you. Make sure you securely delete any pictures! Do you know what you're looking for?
Firstly, is your hymen still intact? A few girls are born without a hymen, and some rupture theirs through active sports, gymnastics, horse-riding &c. You could check yourself by using a hand-mirror, by taking a picture or get someone you trust to check for you. Make sure you securely delete any pictures! Do you know what you're looking for?
Secondly, there is the 'quality' of the hymen. Some are very thin and rupture easily. Others are tough, or are very elastic and stretch readily, and do not rupture easily, and it may be that several acts of intercourse occur before any bleeding is seen. Others need surgical help to enable penetration to take place.
Coupled with this, penis size can make a difference. A 'wider' penis will more likely cause bleeding than a 'narrower' one. Also, the force/energy used can make a difference.
I hope this helps as a start.
A man has EVERY right to question a woman who says she is a virgin. So many women lie horribly about their sexual past a man cannot be too careful.
Nor can a woman be too careful. Many men also "lie horribly about their sexual past". There needs to be integrity on the part of both parties. I hope you would expect the man to be questioned just as much you expect the woman to be. A man who expects his bride to be a virgin should himself be virginal. However, that does not give you any right to question any woman who claims to be a virgin. Your suggestion is that every woman who claims to be a virgin is probably lying.
my girlfriend and i had sex for the first time.. and she didnt bleed until the next day.. does that really mean i broke it? im so confused..
You need to be clear as to exactly what you mean and what your confusion is.
- Were you both virgins before your first sex together?
- You had sexual intercourse. Neither of you is now a virgin.
- Hymens vary. Some are more elastic than others; Some are more fragile than others; some are thicker than others.
- You didn't say what time of day or in what circumstances you had sex on the first day, or what time of the second day she bled. It could be that her hymen was partially ruptured on first penetration, but her subsequent activity caused the bleeding to occur. Or did your penetration on day two cause the bleeding?
- You can tell by inspecting her hymen whether it is intact or ruptured.
- What is the basis of your confusion? What are the implications?
at like 11 pm at night.