The first thing you need to know is that nothing pops. The hymen which is a mucous membrane that partially surrounds and protects the vaginal opening.
What happens is that the hymen gets stretched and in some cases a bit torn either through masturbation, tampon usage (which is the main reason these days) and of course sexual intercourse.
It can feel uncomfortable for some girls when it happens and can be accompanied by a bit of blood. However, many girls also exist who never noticed it happened until looking at their genitals some time after.
Here's a link that explains what the hymen does and why, how it gets stretched and how to know what it looks like. It's a Wikipedia article that is clinicial in the way its written, not graphic etc. and has a text-book only medical diagram. Just so the mods. know.
Does sex hurt? Well it shouldn't. It can however, be uncomfortable for girls because of the thrusting and friction if they are not properly lubricated before/during penetration and the actual act of intercourse.
Some girls produce the right amount of lubrication for sex naturally and for others an artifical lubricant that can be used with condoms will help ease discomfort. From my experience it does for the girl I was with in the past. [ solidadvice4teens's advice column | Ask solidadvice4teens A Question ]
vivalajam0x answered Monday June 4 2007, 7:22 pm: Like the person below me said, popping your cherry may or may not hurt. You can even get it doing simple things, such as inserting a tampon, or even playing sports.
Does sex hurt?...It could, especially for the first time. However...I've never had it, but I can tell you that that's what I have heard.
killerface answered Monday June 4 2007, 7:20 pm: The very first time? Yeah, it hurts. But only for girls- lol, it doesn't her boys their first time having sex. And your 'cherry', also known as your hymen can be broken easily, with things like tampons, so that doesn't always hurt-- you don't always even realize it. [ killerface's advice column | Ask killerface A Question ]
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