Hymen looks weird??
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Hymen looks weird??
| Thu, 12-23-2004 - 7:50pm |
Ok...I've recently become sexually active, and I've noticed that the opening to my vagina looks...different. It looks jagged and the "skin" or membrane or whatever around the opening is not very tight or resilient. This sounds gross, but if you touch it, it just kind of lays flat, like it's lifeless. Is this the hymen? What should this look like--it literally looks like a popped, jagged cherry. I could really use ANY feedback. Thanks a lot ;)

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Sorry to disagree, but the hymen (if there IS one) is at the opening of the vagina, and has NOTHING to do with the uterus. The uterus is unreachable by anyone but a doctor, who has to dilate the cervix to get to the uterus.
Check out www.the-clitoris.com which has a section on the hymen.
If you've had intercourse, then there is no hymen to see. If you had one in the first place (and not everyone does) it's gone after you've had intercourse.
What you're probably talking about is your inner lips (labia minor) which are just a loose flap of skin, unless you're sexually aroused, when they become engorged with blood, just as a man's penis does. They come in different sizes, colors and shapes. We're all different.
If you want to see the variations of female vulvas, and an explanation of what a hymen is about, check out www.the-clitoris.com
It's not "supposed" to look like anything. It looks the way it looks. Did you go to the web site and look at the pictures of female vulvas? You can see that they all look different. I know you weren't referring to your uterus. That's why I corrected the other poster, that was not correct information. You can't "see" your uterus at all.
There are also pictures of hymens. Most women don't even have them anymore...and if you did, it would be gone after intercourse. (and nothing there looks like a "cherry" except maybe in color!) I have no idea what you're looking at, but whatever it is, it is the way it's supposed to be. If you're that concerned, then you should see your gyno and have it examined. Hopefully you're aware that once you're sexually active, you should have an annual exam by a gynecologist. The next time you go, ask about it.
Edited 12/24/2004 8:54 am ET ET by tally33
You should probably go see your gyno for a check.
This does sound like your hymen has been discharged.
Having had a couple of babies, I would say it might just
hang there until it falls off/discharges naturally - like a
belly button cord or the placenta. (I know, oh gross)
You could probably help it along, which could cause
a little bleeding. Best to take anything unusual
to the doc.
However, there is some debate here. The pics I saw on
the reference links posted didn't exactly look accurate
to me. The clit and the uretha on one looked miles apart!
Mine are basically one in the same. Hmmm. It could be the
illustrator - ever notice how a map of the US distorts
all the little east coast states in New England?
Plus, my understanding of the hymen is it is at the opening
of the uterus, INSIDE the vagina. That's why a woman can
use tampons, which are generally only so big, and not
break her hymen BEFORE intercourse. (but a tampon has
been known to do that too) Also, you may not always
break your hymen the first time - could take a couple
of times depending on the depth of penetration
achieved or the size of the penis.
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