Patient's question:
My friend's daughter came to play at my house. When she was riding a bicycle at home, she might have been too forceful, and after finishing, there was blood on her pants. It scared me so much that I suspected she might have torn her hymen. I want to take her to the hospital for a check-up, but I'm not sure how to do it.What kind of help do I need: How deep is a girl's hymen?
Doctor's answer:
So young a child, the hymen must be very small. Generally, as long as there is no external sexual damage, it should be normal. The average length of a woman's vagina is usually 5 to 7 centimeters, and it may slightly elongate after childbirth, becoming 6 to 10 centimeters long and 2 to 3 centimeters wide. The hymen is about 1 to 2 centimeters away from the vaginal opening. The hymen is a hollow membrane covering the external opening of the vagina, about 1 to 2 millimeters thick. The front and back surfaces of the membrane are moist mucous membranes. The so-called hymen is not a thin, transparent membrane, so please do not be misled by things like plastic wrap. The hymen is actually a piece of tissue about 2 to 3 millimeters thick that covers the vaginal opening.