Patient's question:
Please ask if I find it difficult to insert my fingers into the vagina. Usually, I can only insert one joint before it gets stuck. I’m not sure if I’ve bumped into the hymen, but I can’t see it myself. However, I do have a menstrual cycle, and it’s very regular. Sometimes I experience mild abdominal pain, but I want to know if this could be what’s called a "stone girl."Please ask what the hymen looks like and if it’s very noticeable.
Additional question: What is hymen atresia? Could my situation be hymen atresia? Does hymen atresia cause menstruation?
Doctor's answer:
Simply put, in ancient times, women who were married but unable to bear children were called "stone women." The term "stone woman" often refers to conditions such as hymenal atresia, transverse vaginal septum, congenital absence of the vagina, or vaginal atresia. In some women, there is a vaginal opening below the urethral meatus, surrounded by a thin layer of membrane tissue called the hymen. Under normal circumstances, the hymen has only one opening through which menstrual blood flows. If the hymen does not have an opening, it becomes hymenal atresia.