Can your virginity grow back

Poppy Logo. FB house promo. What is a hymen? The hymen can stretch or tear during exercise or tampon insertion. Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Share this with Share this article via email Share this article via flipboard Copy link. There is no hard and fast rule here. Not every female is born with a hymen. The stretching of a hymen does not necessarily cause pain - in fact, it can occur without your noticing it at all.

Unlike the vaginal opening, once stretched, a hymen does not return to its former shape or grow back. The hymen may or may not be damaged during the rape - and therefore, an examination of it cannot confirm sexual abuse.

Lacerations on the hymen from abuse can not be differentiated from natural changes. A full physical exam should be administered for gathering evidence of an assault. For more information, please read our article on Vaginal Bleeding. Health articles in Firstpost are written by myUpchar. At myUpchar, researchers and journalists work with doctors to bring you information on all things health. The information provided here is intended to provide free education about certain medical conditions and certain possible treatment.

Also, if it were common for the hymen to regenerate, then hymenoplasties i. In short, no, a hymen will generally not regrow on its own, no matter how long a woman waits before having sex again. For previous editions of Sex Question Friday, click here. To send in a question for a future edition, click here. Want to learn more about Sex and Psychology? Click here for previous articles or follow the blog on Facebook facebook. Review of the prepubertal gynecologic examination: Techniques and anatomic variation.

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine , 10 1 , The Lancet , , For many women these soft little butter-like flaps just naturally pull apart. Occasionally a woman will have a tougher membrane that needs to be opened surgically as in your case. The Hymen is not such a big deal other than the madness of a society that is sexually obsessed without any decent sex information.

You asked: "maybe the reason my hymen was so thick was because it had been ripped by this man when I was nine and had grown back in an excessive way. My answer is that I seriously doubt this is the case. We are all sexually abused in one form or another with organized religions, absence of guilt-free masturbation, lack of sex information or education.

Then throw in the sexual double standard and we have a slim chance of becoming healthy orgasmic women. Every woman's healing is based upon claiming her own body and enjoying her own orgasms. Don't let the abuser win. Start to enjoy your clitoris and vagina with many self-loving happy orgasms.

Betty Dodson.