15/07/2023
:::::::::H***N AND VIRGINITY ::::::::
(Awareness Covers: Embryology, Forensic Pathology, Lifestyle, Myth and Facts)....
INTRODUCTION.
Virginity is defined as the state of being "Virgo intacta" i.e one who has never had s*xual in*******se.
Defloration means loss of virginity i.e. a female who has had s*xual in*******se (Principles of Forensic Pathology and Toxicology).
Virginity, chastity or which others may refer to as maidenhood is the state of never having had s*xual in*******se.
A virgin is someone who has never had s*x — but it's not quite as simple as it seems. That's because s*x means different things to different people, so virginity can mean different things, too.
In Forensic Medicine, the differences between "virgins and non-virgins" are clear, same as those of "true virgins and false virgins" . BUT TODAY, we are not going into that ☺️
A lot of people think that having peno-va**nal (pen*s-in-va**na) s*x for the first time is how you lose your virginity, while others believe that any form of s*xual acts between the opposite s*x or of the same s*x (homos*xuality which is illegal and a taboo in many parts of the world) makes someone a non-virgin.
A lot of people especially in cultures today believe that if there's no bleeding at the first time of s*xual in*******se with a new wife or fiance, she has been s*xually molested or has been a pr******te, harlot or whatever. But this is fallacious!
The most common myth around the h***n is that it remains “intact” until it’s broken during va**nal pe*******on, which renders it a physical marker of virginity. Though there are many instances where women do experience a small amount of bleeding from h***nal tearing at first in*******se, this is by no means a universal experience, as there are many women who have very little tissue there in the first place.
Because of this I decided to clear the air by releasing this research based article I worked on to help educate our young men and women on this issue of girls bleeding during first s*x.
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THE H***N (h***n va**nae)
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Misinformation and circulated myths about women’s health can be incredibly harmful for women. One commonly misunderstood part of female anatomy is the h***n.
The h***n is a remnant tissue just inside the opening of the va**na that’s left over from how the va**na forms during embryonic development.
It’s commonly seen as a small amount of extra tissue in a crescent-shape or ring-like configuration around the edge of the va**nal opening.
Many people might be surprised to learn that the h***n has no proven medical or physiological purpose. Some says it is for va**nal protection because it serves as a barrier between the internal and external ge***alia.... This belief is controversial/unstable as medical science says it has no useful function.
An h***n is easy to detect, it usually don't lies further than 0.8 inches (1-2cm) from the va**na opening, playing the roles of boundary between the external and the internal ge***al organs.
To understand why some women bleed and some don't, it's very important to understand what the h***n is. The h***n is a membrane that tends to cover part of the va**nal opening (it does not always block or cover the entire va**na, as some people mistakenly think).
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CLASSIFICATION OF H***N
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According to the Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, H***n is classified as follows :
1. Annular – the opening is in the center.
2. Crescentic or semilunar – the opening is placed anteriorly.
3. Cribriform – in this type, the h***n has multiple opening.
4. Septate – a thin strip of tissue is present in between two lateral openings.
5. Fimbriated – opening of h***n is in the center but the margins are wavy or undulating (i.e.fimbriae) and shows
multiple notches.
6. Infantile – the h***n have small and linear opening in the center.
7. Imperforate – h***n with no opening.
8. Absent – in some cases h***n may be conge***al absent.
9. Marginal – the h***n is in form of thin rim with larger opening in the.
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EMBRYOGENESIS
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Embryology is the process by which an embryo is formed and develops. Now, let's look into the development of the h***n during the embryonic stages.
The ge***al tract develops during embryogenesis, from the third week of gestation to the second trimester, and the h***n is formed following the va**na.
At week seven, the urorectal septum forms and separates the re**um from the uroge***al sinus.
At week nine, the Müllerian ducts move downwards to reach the uroge***al sinus, forming the uterova**nal canal and inserting into the uroge***al sinus.
At week twelve, the Müllerian ducts fuse to create a primitive uterova**nal canal called unaleria.
At month five, the va**nal canalization is complete and the fetal h***n is formed from the proliferation of the sinova**nal bulbs (where Müllerian ducts meet the uroge***al sinus), and normally becomes perforate before or shortly after birth.
(Healey and Andrew 2012).
In October 2018, the UN Human Rights, UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that virginity testing must end as it is a painful, humiliating and traumatic practice, constituting violence against women(WHO, 2018).
In reality, the only way to find out if a woman has had s*x is to ask her.
The h***n is often attributed important cultural significance in certain communities because of its association with a woman's virginity (Abecassis, 2007)
In those cultures, an intact h***n is highly valued at marriage in the belief that this is a proof of virginity. Some women undergo h***norrhaphy to restore their h***n for this reason(Mekhennet and Souad, 2008)
The h***n can rip or tear during first penetrative in*******se, which usually results in pain and, sometimes, mild temporary bleeding or spotting.
🗣️ How common bleeding can occur at the first s*xual in*******se remains controversial. , The state of the h***n is not a reliable indicator of virginity (Knight and Bernard 1997).
Minor injuries to the h***n may heal
without visible signs of previous injury(Hegazy et al.. 2012).
Surgical procedure called h***norrhaphy can be performed to restored a torn/broken 💔 h***n.
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TRAUMA TO THE H***N
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Historically, it was believed that first s*xual in*******se was necessarily traumatic to the h***n and always resulted in the h***n being "broken" or torn, causing bleeding. However, research on women in Western populations has found that bleeding during first consensual in*******se does not always happen or is less common than not bleeding (Rogers et al., 1998).
Usually it is assumed that h***n is ruptured at the time of first rst coitus. As a result of s*xual in*******se, the h***n is usually torn posteriorly at 6 O’clock position or may tear at postero-lateral sites (5 O’clock and/or 7 O’clock position) as bilateral tears.
The tear extends from h***nal or***ce to the point of their attachment to the va**nal wall (i.e. the tears are usually complete) (Principles of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology).
In one study, slightly more than half of all women self-reported bleeding during first in*******se, with significantly different levels of pain and bleeding reported depending on their region of origin.
Not all women experience pain, and one study found a correlation between the experience of strong emotions - such as excitement, nervousness, or fear - with experiencing pain during first in*******se.
Not all women will bleed for their first time of s*x. Tears of the h***n occurred in less than a quarter of cases.
However, virgins were significantly more likely to have injuries to the h***n than non-virgins.
Even in consensual s*x, approximately half showed evidence of trauma to the h***n. Trauma to the h***n may also occur in adult non-virgins following consensual s*x, although it is rare( Adams et al., 2004).
Trauma to the h***n may heal without any visible sign of injury (White and McLean, 2006).
Trauma to the h***n is hypothesized to occur as a result of various other behaviors, such as tampon or menstrual cup use, pelvic examinations with a speculum, instrumental ma********on, gymnastics, or horseback riding, although the true prevalence of trauma as a result of these activities is unclear (University of California, Santa Barbara in September 19, 2020).
In true virgins, the h***n may be ruptured by Surgical operations for imperforate h***n/per va**nal examination.
Accidental fall on protruding object (not usually possible without associated injuries).
Insertion of foreign bodies, e.g. solapith into va**na.
A habituated female (i.e. female who had frequent s*xual in*******se) shows torn h***n known as ***nalis.
A female who had given birth to child exhibits only remnants of h***n known as ( Principles of Forensic Medicine&Toxicology).
The result is that only a small percentage of women bleed the first time! Only 37% bleed during first-time s*x(British Medical Journal).
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WOMEN WHO DO BLEED INCLUDE :
Women with thick h***ns (who constitute a small percentage of the population) - Younger girls. Because the h***n wears away on its own with time, a 16-year old has a higher chance of bleeding than a 25-year old.
By the time a girl is of or above the legal age of consent - 18, 20, 24 years of age, for example - most of her h***n is likely to have worn away on its own, meaning it's unlikely that she'll bleed a lot, if at all.
If a woman is born WITHOUT a h***n, she won't bleed the first time she has s*x. If a woman has a small or thin h***n, she might not bleed the first time she has s*x. If a woman's h***n has worn away on its own (which is very common as girls grow up), she won't bleed the first time she has s*x.
The bottom line is that there is no way to assess female virginity. Bleeding does not have anything to do with virginity - it has to do with the kind of h***n a girl has, and h***ns differ from girl to girl from birth.
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AIM OF THE AWARENESS
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Women all over the world get abused, injured and even killed due to the myth of 'virginal bleeding at first s*xual in*******se. Because most people (men and women) think that bleeding is a sign of virginity, women who don't bleed the first time have been divorced, suffered from suspicion leading to domestic violence and abuse, and even death penalty.
NOTE: This shouldn't be an excuse for unfaithfulness or promiscuity.
Remember to practice safe s*x, nearly 1 million STIs are acquired everyday worldwide.
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