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What is the hymen?

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Asked on:Apr 01, 2026 03:36 PM

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  • Beverly Beverly

    Apr 01, 2026

     

      What is hymen? The hymen is part of the female reproductive organs. exist fetus It appears, develops, and forms at 3 to 4 months, and the shape and thickness of the hymen vary by puberty. The pores can be in various shapes such as wheel-shaped, ring-shaped, half-moon-shaped, and sieve-shaped. It is a layer of mucosal tissue located in the vaginal opening and vaginal vestibule. It is in the shape of a circular fold, about 0.5 cm wide, with a hole in the middle to allow menstrual blood and secretions to flow out.

      The hymen is not found in other female animals but is unique to human women. Only a very small number of women are born without a hymen, and only a very small number of women have no pores in their hymens, known as "stone women". >>>> The most orgasmic sex positions for women  Women’s kidney protection in winter10a key point

      The hymen serves as a barrier for the external genitalia. From a physiological point of view, it is an obstacle to sexual life and a barrier that prevents the penis from entering the vagina.

      It should be said that the role of the hymen in sexual life is not beneficial to the man, but it will bring certain pain to the woman. The hymen is detrimental to both husband and wife. In sexual life, it may also pose a threat to the sexual physiology and psychology of both men and women. If the hymen encounters "stubborn resistance" and makes the man "unable to attack for a long time", the man will develop symptoms too quickly due to excessive excitement and tension. ejaculation , if the man carries ideological baggage because of this, he may become a Premature ejaculation a reason.

      In addition, if the woman is nervous or the man is too impatient or rude, the woman may also experience a certain amount of pain during sexual intercourse for the first time, leaving a heavy psychological shadow on the woman and causing some women to develop sexual frigidity and vaginismus for a long time after marriage. Therefore, both men and women sexual dysfunction The appearance is not unrelated to the existence of hymen.