For the first time in many girls, it causes anxiety. Before the first intercourse, many questions arise. Does the first intercourse hurt? Does piercing the hymen always cause bleeding? How long does he bleed from losing his virginity? And what should make you visit the gynecologist?
The first timehas many myths.Pain and profuse bleedingthat accompany the loss of virginity are legendary. How is it really? And what else can you expect when having sex for the first time?
First time: hymen
The hymen is a small fold of the mucosa that separates the vestibule from the inside of the vagina. The hymen can be crescent-shaped, marginal, sieve-shaped, perforated. Most women are crescent (in fact, more like a circle in shape).
First Time: Hymen Puncture Pain
Membrane rupture is associated with great pain and bleeding - this is a myth perhaps most often passed on from generation to generation. The truth is, more often than severe pain and bleeding, there is a situation - the pain is minimal and there is no bleeding at all. After all, most women have a crescent membrane - a virgin with such a membrane during the first intercourse hardly feels any pain or bleeds, because the mucosa tears easily and is usually not supplied with blood. , or perforated membranes with two or three openings separated by a mucosa. This structure of the membrane can make the first intercourse difficult and painful. Also, long caressing before intercourse causes vaginal congestion, which increases sensitivity to pain and the possibility of bleeding.
First time: membrane always breaks?
Indeed, it usually is, but … if the hymen is really thick and strong or stretchy, it can remain intact even after repeated close-ups. Especially when sexual intercourse is so-called vestibular, i.e. the partner does not insert the penis into the vagina too deeply, either because he has this technique of having sex or his penis is not of great size.
First time: bleeding not always profuse
The hymen iswell vascularized, therefore bleeding of varying intensity may appear during contact. If bleeding occurs it usually stops within a short time. However, if the bleeding lasts more than two hours, it is heavy and painful, and you should not delay visiting your gynecologist.
First time: you haven't been bleeding - are you not a virgin?
No bleeding doesn't mean the woman isn't a virgin. First, it may have such a membrane structure that no bleeding occurs the first time you intercourse. Secondly, the hymen can be lost in various ways, e.g. by deep masturbation or petting, or by improper use of hygienic tampons (for example, the mini-sized ones are intended for virgins), vaginal irrigation or by very strong stretching of the perineal muscles during competitive practicing of some sports, e.g. racing on water scooters.