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What is role of hymen in body?

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Hymen acts as a thin papery door at the external opening of the vaginal passage.

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How do you know if your hymen is in proper condition?

There is no proper condition for a hymen. Either you have one or you don't. You might be born without one. And you wont know until you loose it. Don't put emphasis on the hymen. It has no role in life or you body. It's just a remnant after you were in the womb and the vaginal canal was supposed to be closed.


Can you break your Hymen without intercourse?

Yes by using fingers etc and by riding horses, do gymnastics, riding bikes and other everyday things.


How they make hymen?

The hymen is a body part, it is the tissue that surrounds the vaginal opening in most women. The hymen is not something that is made, it is something that occurs naturally.


How you can know hymen is broken or not?

The hymen cannot break, it can be torn as a result of rough or forced penetration. You can identify a torn hymen by looking at the hymen, if you know your body well you will be able to see the tear.


What is the purpose of the Hymen?

The hymen has no purpose once you are born. In the womb the vaginal canal is supposed to be closed and that is why the hymen was there. The closer you get to birth the more it disappears and many are born without one.The hymen has no known function like many things in the human body such as the appendix.


How hymen broke can it grow again?

No, the hymen cannot regrow. The hymen can stretch as a result of penetration, such as during sexual intercourse, and if a person doesn't have sex for some time the hymen can relax back to it's original state. The hymen can also be torn as a result of penetration, once torn it cannot un-tear.


Can riding a horse break your hymen?

Yes it can. It is not rare, but it is one of a number of non-sexual activities that can cause the hymen to break. The idea that the condition of the hymen offers a reliable insight into virginity is a myth.


Is there any problem for pregnancy in future if a girl presses her hymen forcefully by herself?

Nope not at all. The hymen is only a remain from the time in the womb and has no effect on the body, broken or otherwise.


The difference in shape between the virigin hymen and the unvirgin hymen?

There is no such thing as an unvirgin hymen the hymen is broken during intercourse.


How can the hymen break in sports do you bleed?

The hymen cannot be 'broken' while doing sports, no more than any other part of your body could spontaneously tear from sports. The hymen cannot be broken, it can tear but only as a result of rough or forced penetration, which is obviously something you'd avoid.


Does period come right after your hymen is broken?

The hymen has absolutely nothing to do with menstruation. The hymen does not break - it can wear away, stretch, or tear as a result of penetration - typically the hymen will only tear if there is rough or forced penetration. Menstruation is controlled by the reproductive organs, you start to menstruate once you reach a point where the body is mature enough to start ovulating (which occurs two weeks before menstruation).


What is a boys hymen called?

Males do not have a hymen. Theoretically, you can say that the male's foreskin is their hymen equivalent, as it serves the same purpose for the penis as a hymen does for the vagina.