Some women will bleed after having sex for the first time, while others will not. Both are perfectly normal. A woman may bleed when she has penetrative sex for the first time because of her hymen stretching or tearing. The hymen is a thin piece of skin that partially covers the entrance to the vagina.
Some people bleed the first time they have sex and some people don't. This is because your hymen can be stretched open the first time you have vaginal sex, which might cause some pain or bleeding. But this doesn't happen to everyone. The hymen can be stretched open long before you have sex for the first time.
It is normal to bleed after sex if it your first time or if it has been awhile since your last sexual experience. However, if this is not the case, then bleeding after intercourse can be caused by trauma to the vagina, menstruation, a symptom of a sexually transmitted disease, or a cervical polyp.
Everyone's hymen is different. Many peoples' hymens naturally have less tissue, or are already stretched out of the way from other things (like tampons), so they don't have pain or bleeding the first time they have sex.
Some people experience pain or light bleeding when their hymen breaks, but most will feel nothing. Since it's a flexible piece of tissue, it stretches and thins over time from day-to-day activities or from using tampons. If you bleed when your hymen breaks, many believe it's their period or spotting.
Some hymens have ridges in the tissue while others may have little notches. However there really is no way to tell if your hymen is “still there,” or intact, Dr. Gosine says, because it can be challenging to see your hymen on your own. Plus, there are actually different types of hymens.
The hymen surrounds your vaginal opening like a ring or donut, and then, as it tears or stretches, it appears more like a crescent. If you have an annular or crescent-shaped hymen, it might look slightly different depending on the way your hymen has stretched or torn.
For people who have one, the hymen can be easy to detect. It usually lies within 0.8 inches (1–2 centimeters) of the vaginal opening, creating a partial boundary between the external and internal genital organs.
Tampons work just as well for girls who are virgins as they do for girls who have had sex. And even though using a tampon can occasionally cause a girl's hymen to stretch or tear, it does not cause a girl to lose her virginity. (Only having sex can do that.)
On the first occurrence of sexual intercourse, a small flap of vaginal skin called the hymen is often stretched and broken. The minor bleeding this causes can last 1 to 2 days.
Tearing or stretching of the hymen can be caused by intercourse or other sexual activity, but also sports and physical activity (like falling onto that middle bar on your bike frame).
During the first 48 to 72 hours, there may be some slight bleeding, but this is perfectly normal. Full healing takes approximately six weeks.
The elasticity of the vaginal walls expands greatly, becoming more flexible than before. Also, your clitoris is enlarged, which makes sure that the next sexual intercourse is less painful and more pleasurable.
Want Your Virginity Back? Many people who wish they could return to virginity are choosing to become "second-generation virgins." Second-generation virginity is a choice to abstain from sex again for a period of time. For some, that time is a few months; for others a few years or until marriage.
Although horseback riding involves moving up and down, and doing splits puts pressure on your groin area, these activities do NOT change the hymen. The only exceptions are some injuries such as falling on a sharp object in a pool, bathtub, or a water slide, or a water skiing accident.
in most newborn girls, the hymen has an annular appearance (Figure 1). the ring shape extends all of the way around the vaginal rim. oestrogen can cause the hymen to thicken (increase in depth) and also to increase in width.
Loss of virginity may also trigger certain changes in the vaginal area. The elasticity of the vaginal walls expands greatly, becoming more flexible than before. Also, your clitoris is enlarged, which makes sure that the next sexual intercourse is less painful and more pleasurable.
Most had had sex by the time they were 18 - half had done it by the time they were turning 17. Nearly a third had sex before turning 16.
Virginity is commonly thought to be associated with the integrity of the hymen, which would rupture and bleed at first vaginal intercourse. The hymen is a membranous tissue surrounding the vaginal introitus. Embryologically, the hymen is thought to derive from an invagination of the urogenital sinus.
When you use a tampon or have sex or put anything else up there that's a little bigger around than the ring itself it will stretch and may tear a little bit to accommodate what you are putting in. If the hole in the hymenal ring is bigger, a tampon may not stretch it enough to tear it at all.
What does pop the cherry mean? We suppose you could technically pop a cherry by squashing the stone fruit, but the slang expression pop the cherry means to “lose one's virginity” or “do something one has never done before.”
Surgically hymen can be restored by suturing it back immediately after the rupture, or a new hymen can be recreated with the remains of the torn hymen at a later date.
False Virgins. Hymen is intact but the woman has had sexual intercourse.
Teach safe tampon use.
Some girls are successful even if they get no help at all. But any help at all can go a long way toward your daughter feeling comfortable with her body, and bravo for trying. Don't forget to tell them how to take the damn thing out!