The hymen is perhaps the only fold in the human body, because of which so many tragedies have been played out, with which so many traditions and rituals are associated.
In general, the hymen is just a small fold on the vaginal mucosa.
It is usually present in people who have never had
sexual intercourse. That is why the presence of this small fold, as it were, testifies to the morality and purity of the girl.
The hymen is not only in humans. Some mammals also have it. This fold of the mucous membrane increases the safety of the microflora of the vagina, protects the sexual health of the girl.
The rupture of the hymen is defloration.
What does the hymen look like and how does it collapse
This is a pink fold of the mucous membrane with a hole in the middle. Sometimes a girl does not have a hole. Often notice this only with the onset of puberty, that is, with the onset of menstruation. The girl feels discomfort, pain, heaviness in the lower abdomen, and menstruation does not begin. In this case, the gynecologist finds out what the hymen looks like. If there is no hole in it, defloration is carried out for medical reasons.
Sometimes defloration happens by accident. For example, with the unsuccessful introduction of a tampon, during gymnastics.
In this case, the first sexual intercourse with such a virgin will not bring the desired bleeding after rupture of the hymen. But isn't such a girl a virgin?
Sometimes in such a situation it is restored artificially. It is quite possible and often used in Muslim countries.
Thus, the presence or absence, types of hymen, cannot serve as absolute evidence of a woman's innocence.
What is virginity in this case ?
This concept is rather moral. Any young man secretly wants to marry an innocent girl, to become her first and only man.
This is understandable and inherent in the male psyche. But if a girl behaves very freely, her chastity and virginity are in question, even if she doesn't give a damn. Sex can be practiced without penetration.
This is oral sex, affection, mutual masturbation. If a girl does all this, is it not important what the hymen looks like, whether it is broken or not.
Hymen before childbirth
In some cases, this skin fold can be stretched, especially with significant excitement of a woman. What does the hymen look like when excited? The hole is enlarged so much that it may well miss the small penis and not break. So the tradition will also be violated, but for a completely different reason.
In young girls, the hymen is very elastic. It can stretch, contract, increasing the pleasure of partners. In some cases, the hymen may persist until delivery. Elasticity decreases with age. In 80% of thirty-year-olds, the hymen loses this elasticity.
Despite the fact that the tradition of becoming convinced of the chastity of a chosen one is in many national traditions, now it has lost its significance.