okay i'm confused about how a hymen tears. i understand how a tampon/sex/masturbation could break your hymen because things all go up in your vagina.
but then i've heard that horseback riding, bikeriding, etc. can break it too.
how is that possible?
i mean, i always thought that something has to go like... up in your vagina to break the hymen.
how does it work then?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Health? Michele answered Friday August 10 2007, 11:29 am: the hyem is a very thin membrane. It may not stand up to heavy work outs, etc. Girls are so active today, playing baseball, soccer, and horseback riding. So who is to say. You and only you know your first time that you have sex. Whether or not you feel any minor pain when your hymen breaks, or whether or not you bleed a little. YOU still know it's your first time and that is all that matters. BOys can't really tell. If you tell your boyfriend that you are a virgin, he may look for tell tale signs like the loss of a small amount of blood, a little pain on your part, and inexperience.
However, in other countries, like in the middle east and some areas in Africa, women are "required" to be virgins when they marry, and many families will insist that a doctor examine the bride before she is married to ensure that her hymen in intact. This is a simple procedure. But in those countries and under those religions, it can make or break an engagement.
Here is something else you may not know.....in England where many women from the middle east travel, some of them go there to have "hymen replacement surgery done" by doctors in England. Only because so much depends on their being virgins when they marry. Sometimes even their lives depend on it.
I hope this answers your questions.
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