HYMENS AND VIRGINITY KATHY LOWE Nurse Specialist
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HYMENS AND VIRGINITY KATHY LOWE Nurse Specialist
HYMENS AND VIRGINITY KATHY LOWE Nurse Specialist FVI Coordinator ADHB [email protected] STOP What is a hymen? Definition “If you’re a virgin, you may have a hymen, a thin membrane which covers the opening to the vagina. Don’t panic if you haven’t had sex but it doesn’t appear to be there. Usually it’s torn during childhood through activities like horse-riding and gymnastics or from using tampons.” Hot Sex Tips 2002 What about bleeding at first coitus? OTHER KEY LITERATURE Do women bleed at first intercourse? Whitley N 1978 Retrospective interview 100 women re: first S/I • 44% - No bleeding • 56% - Bleeding – of which 5% stated was minimal • 54% - No or minimal pain Adams JA, Knudson S 1996 • 121 / 204 (59%) No bleeding ever with penetration As an adolescent, can anyone tell if you have had sex or been sexually abused? It is normal to be normal! Libra tampon info July 2003 • Your hymen is an elastic, stretchy membrane that is at the entrance of your vagina. It has a hole or series of holes in it to allow for the period blood to drip through. • Back in the old days when all young women did was read, sew and faint ,their hymen stayed in place until they had sex for the first time. • Today, girls ride bikes, ride horses, are much more physically active and they use tampons. Libra tampon info August 2003 • Your hymen is an elastic, stretchy membrane that is at the entrance of your vagina. It has a hole in it to allow for the period blood to drip through. • It is a BIG MYTH that the hymen breaks. It doesn't. It just stretches like a scrunchy. Some people have a stretchier hymen than others. So some women will bleed the first time they have sex if their hymen is a bit tight but this heals quickly. • Pain, and discomfort in sex is all to with young people rushing things, lack of arousal, being drunk, being tense and stressed rather than the hymen breaking. Losing your virginity Virginity • A quality an individual (male or female) has and may choose to change by deciding, freely and without coercion or impairment, to experience sexual intimacy with another person of his/her choice. Doctor Christine Foley Culture and virginity • Tonga • Italy • South Africa TONGA • Theoretically, a girl received suitors at a faikava, or kava-drinking gathering. She presided over the bowl, made the kava, and handed out the cups. The suitors sat in a circle around the bowl, chatting, bragging, arguing, and showing off for the demure young lady. All was done under the eye of the elders, thus protecting the maiden from any unseemly advances. • There was less tolerance of sexual mistakes on the part of high-born women, who were expected to "demonstrate" their virginity by bleeding heavily on their wedding night. The groom's aunts would display the stained barkcloth (or later, sheet), after bathing the bride to inspect her for cuts that might have been inflicted to draw blood. It is said that grooms might show their love and concern for non-bleeding brides by cutting themselves and smearing their own blood on the barkcloth or sheet. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Tonga A grade virgin classification • • • • • Labia very light pink Size of vaginal opening small Vagina very tight and dry White dot or lacy veil clearly evident Eyes should reflect virginity in that they look innocent • Breasts firm and taut • Muscles behind knees should be tight and taut. Leclerc-Madlala S. virginity testing: Managing sexuality in a maturing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2001 15(4):533-552 B grade virgin classification • May have had intercourse once or twice, or may have been abused • Labia a deeper shade of pink • Vaginally opening slightly lubricated • White dot and lacy veil show evidence of being disturbed • Mother warned to watch daughter closely C grade virgin classification Essentially means failure Vagina “too wide and too wet” No evidence of white dot or lacy veil Girl’s eyes betray her as someone “who knows men” Most virginity testers say that it is useless to do anything further for these girls • As a sexually active woman, she represents a danger to the virgins • Her loss of virginity is conceived as a contagion that would cause chaste girls to lose their virginity should they remain in close company with her • • • • • ‘Appearance Gynaecologist' Dr xxxxx He regularly advertises his services in the NZ Herald and a visit to his website shows that women can choose from a range of procedures which includes: * hymen reconstruction which repairs 'the hymen as if nothing ever happened' * perineum rejuvenation to 'rejuvenate' the relaxed or aging perineum and enhance the sagging labia majora and labia minora to provide a youthful and aesthetically appealing vagina. Sexual Health Education • • • • • • Let’s talk about sex – mechanical and emotional Or not having sex Dispel myths – volume of sperm , ‘drain’ after sex Orgasm and sexual abuse Homosexuality Tampon usage – correct angle, won’t come out your nose So what have we learnt? Google Search October 2012 • Sell Artificial Virginity Hymen • Price: 22.99 USD • No more worry about losing your virginity. With this product, you can have your first night back anytime. Insert this artificial hymen into your vagina carefully. It will expand a little and make you feel tight. When your lover penetrate, it will ooze out a liquid that look like the really blood, not too much but just the right amount. Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable. Its easy to use, clinically proven non-toxic to human and has no side effects, no pain to use, no allergic reaction. Price : US$22.99 Minimum Order Quantity : 50