Patient's question:
What kind of pain should one feel if the hymen is torn? What are the sensations? Is the amount of bleeding not significant?Doctor's answer:
Due to the varying elasticity and tensile strength of the hymen, when the penis is inserted, the hymen is ruptured by external force, resulting in pain and bleeding. However, the degree of pain and bleeding varies from person to person. According to surveys, about 37% of women experience mild pain, 30% experience intense pain, and 12% feel no pain. Some women have hymens with exceptionally good elasticity and tensile strength, which remain intact even when the penis is inserted. This is medically referred to as a "tolerant hymen." Additionally, while sexual intercourse can cause the hymen to rupture, hymen rupture is not always the result of intercourse. Vigorous exercise, vaginal medication, certain heavy physical labor, and inserting foreign objects into the vagina during childhood due to ignorance, as well as masturbation, can also lead to hymen rupture.