Hymen or also known as the hymen has historically been regarded as a marker of female virginity. Hymen is taken from the name of god of marriage in ancient Greece. In some regions and cultures virginity is still considered an important value that symbolizes chastity of women. Purity can result in tearing of exclusion until the death of a woman. In a remote tribe in Australia is a culture to tear the hymen of a bride a week before her wedding by an elder woman. If found then the woman's hymen had been torn into gossip material, even the death penalty.

According to medical tearing of the hymen as well because of the trauma / injury due to first sexual intercourse, can also be caused due to masturbation or vaginal tampons to accommodate the installation of menstrual blood, the presence of excessive strain during exercise, gymnastics, falls hit the handle on the bike, on horse races or can be torn without any cause.

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Hymen anatomy picture

The hymen is a thin layer such as mucous membrane which surrounds or covers the outside of the vagina. The hymen is a part of the external genitalia (vulva). Until now the function of medical hymen is not known exactly when the baby is likely to function protects it from dirt and bacteria that may enter. The location of the hymen is very close to the mouth of the vagina and protected / covered by the labia minora from the outside.

In newborns, while still under the influence of maternal hormones, the hymen is shaped thick, pale pink, stand out and folded. Often not yet formed a hole in the membrane. For two to four years of life, infants begin to produce the hormone estrogen stimulates the opening of channels that tend to form rounded hymenal ring (annular). Hymenal opening diameter of approximately 1 mm for each year of age. The opening of these channels is different for each woman depending on her hormonal influences. The function of the hole in the hymen is to drain the blood of menstruation. By the time a girl reaches school age, this hormonal influence has been stopped and the hymen becomes thin, smooth, soft, elastic, almost translucent and very sensitive to touch. Hole hymen in women varied size, usually only be bypassed by the little finger without destroying it. In women who have given birth vaginal hymen will be broken and only settled down the rest alone. (Karunkula mitriformis)

So do not be imagined as the hymen is a wall covering a total of vaginal opening. Rather like a thin membrane with holes in the walls.

When the hymen is torn for the first time can be marked with a little discharge of blood and pain. Sometimes it can spend a lot of blood if the tattered pieces widened. Bleeding and pain is normal and will soon disappear. But not always trauma to the hymen menimbulan bleeding. In an elastic hymen bleeding is often not the case. So that the sanctity of a woman should not be solely characterized by bleeding or not at the time of first intercourse.

Get a pregnancy without tearing the hymen?

Keep in mind also that pregnancy can occur without tearing the hymen or without penetration. In the fertile period, women spend a lot of watery mucus so that sperm can move into the uterus easily. So although it is still coated pants sperm can still penetrate. Or when there is direct contact between the penis with the lips of the vagina / vulva sperm can still move inside.

Variations of the hymen

Type annular hymen hymen is a form that is perfect. Type called annular because the full round shape like a ring and form most commonly found.

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Hymenal septum type because of the septum or membrane that forms a bridge to the mouth of the vagina for making holes that are not perfect.
Hymenal type crescent. Ring-shaped incomplete bulatannya.
Type the hymen is seldom found where the shape of the lips of the vulva. Interruption occurs during the formation of holes.
Hymen with Fimbia type is characterized by irregular pattern (irregular) on the walls.
Hymenal type dentikuler because patterned like teeth around the hole hymen.
Hymenal subseptus type. Hymen is a rare type. Shaped like the septum but not full (similar shape to the child's throat)

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Hymen abnormalities that require surgical repair

Known as the hymen kribiformis characterized by many small holes like a sieve. Often found difficulties in sexual relationships and require surgery for correction.
In some of the girls found only a very small hole (like pin needles). Can lead to difficulty in sexual relations even require surgery to widen the hole.
Hymen that does not have holes or imperforate hymen. Usually found in newborns. If the hole is not formed until the adults there will be disturbances in menstruation. Found at 1 in 2000 women. In women must be taken to make the channel hymen surgery.


Anatomy and Shape Variation imperforate hymen

Anatomy of the hymen with a history of trauma (sexual intercourse, tampon use, masturbation) before

Form of the hymen in women who are torn during sexual intercourse the first time. Visible tear in the back of the clock 4,5,7,8.

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Hymen of women who masturbate deep into the vagina (internal) or in women tampon users. Change shape and sometimes found a torn hymen.
Hymenal form that was almost lost in women who had vaginal childbirth.

Rejuvenate sex organs with vaginoplasty
The process of childbirth, aging, and genetic factors often cause the malfunctioning of the vagina. During labor when the baby came out through the birth canal, muscle, fascia and ligaments can experience tears and become weak and loose. Perineum and the pelvic floor muscles that also support the vagina can also experience the same thing. But apparently weak vaginal and pelvic muscles can also be experienced by women who have given birth! The reason could be due to: lack of ancillary muscle tissue (genetic), old cough, and increased abdominal cavity pressure such as heavy lifting, or obesity. The diameter of the vagina becomes larger, the loss of power tongs and control on the contraction of vaginal muscles. Eventually lead to loss of sensation and sexual pleasure. At this stage of the vagina is not functioning optimally.

This problem can lead to disturbances in self-confidence, a sense of satisfaction in intimate relationships and affects the sexual life of the household. Powerful way to fix it is to rejuvenate the vagina (vaginal rejuvenation), also known as Vaginoplasty.

Vaginoplasty is an act of reconstruction of the vagina to reshape normal vagina. Vaginoplasty action aims to reshape and tighten the muscles of the vagina, perineum and the pelvic wall so that the vagina back to its form and function "pre-pregnancy". Vaginoplasty is highly recommended even in women who experience a "decrease" abdominal organs like the bladder (cystocele), urethral tract (uretrokel), rectum (rektokel) or intestine (enterokel). Also on the complaint of incontinence in which patients can not hold the discharge of urine or feces that comes out spontaneously. The repair process as well as the perineum and vagina form the pelvic floor muscles can lead to increased arousal and sexual satisfaction for women (and men)!

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What is the process Vaginoplasty?

Dr. Prima Progestian, SpOG of the UB Women and Children Hospital Jakarta to explain the actions Vaginoplasty can be performed in Indonesia, no need to go abroad. Vaginoplasty done by removing excess tissue, and muscles tighten network advocates the vaginal wall, perineum and pelvic floor. This action will make the vagina into the meeting again. The operation was done by general anesthesia, but in severe cases can not be done under local anesthetic. The action takes place within one to two hours and principle, patients can go home the same day. After the patient's actions do not need bedrest, can walk and do light activities. Sometimes patients complain of mild bleeding or pain due to swelling in the area of ​​operation. But usually disappear within one or two days. During the healing process of patients are prohibited from having sex, douching or put tampons within 6 weeks after surgery

Research on aesthetic gynecological surgery showed satisfactory results
Aesthetic Surgery Gynecology is a branch of surgery is relatively new in the field of surgical ginekogi. Reconstruction actions aimed at female genitalia: (1) improve anatomical variation and dysfunction that arise, (2) improvement of cosmetic genital organs and (3) increasing women's sexuality.

The question that always arises is "What is the procedure with vulvovaginal aesthetic surgery Labiaplasty, Vaginoplasty / Perineoplasty (" Vaginal Rejuvenation ") and Clitoral Hood Resection give satisfactory results? "Why do women seek gynecological surgical aesthetic procedures" but it appears also the question of who should perform this procedure, and consideration of ethical factors.

In the past, there has been no clinical studies medically approved, a multicenter study that studied surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction with the action labiaplasty and other aesthetic gynecological surgical procedures.

In 2009 a multicentre study conducted by Michael P. Goodman et al, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, involved 341 gynecologic procedures aesthetic (labiaplasty, clitoral hood resection, vaginoplsty or combination thereof) on 258 different women, from 12 surgeons who perform acts in 8 states in the United States.

Research results are:

• Most patients (75.7%) to act as an anatomical discomfort such as pain during dressing, pain during intercourse.
• At 53.1% due to cosmetic reasons, and 32.7% wanted to increase self-confidence.
• In patients who do Vaginoplasty caused by most sexual problems, want to satisfy your partner and feel a loose vagina. But only a small fraction (5%) do surgery because her partner wants.
• Overall 91.6% of women are satisfied with the action during the 6-42 month follow-up
• In 98.2% of women and 82.2% of couples experiencing sexual satisfaction after his Vaginoplasty
• Patients who undergo labiaplasty and clitoral hood resection 97.2% expressed satisfaction
• Very few complications occur during surgery.