The myth about hymen!

Like most of the others, we grew up believing that hymen is the proof of a women's virginity. But it turns out to be wrong. What we discovered is that the stories we were told about the female virginity are based on anatomical myths. The truth has been known in the medical communities for over a hundred years. But still, the myth about hymen continue to make the life difficult for most women around the world.

The myth about the hymen has lived on for centuries. Over the ages, many cultures have believed that breaking the hymen causes pain and bleeding. Still, people believe that women should experience pain during the first intercourse. In other words, if there is no blood on the sheets afterward, then the women is simply not a virgin. Well, this may sound like a minor issue like why to care about the little skin in the female body. Women are still mistrusted, shamed, harmed and in the worst cases, they are subjected to honor killings if they don't bleed on their wedding night. Other women are forced through degrading by virginity checks simply to obtain a job, to save their reputation or to get married. In some cases, doctors examine young girls to reassure their parents that their children are not ruined. And the list goes on.

Women are often afraid of not living up to the myths of hymen that they choose to use different virginity quick fixes to assure bleeding. That could be plastic surgery and some women fake it by pouring blood after the intercourse.

The hymen is not a wall or structure that's bound to break. It is not some kind of protective tissue that restricts the entry. Over the years, the membrane thins and widens as a result of athletics, self-exploration, cleansing and even activities as simple as walking.

The hymen is a thin flexible skin. In fact, it is very elastic. For a lot of women, the hymen will be elastic enough to handle their first-time intercourse without sustaining any damage. For other women, the hymen may tear a bit during their first intercourse. But that doesn't make it disappear, but it may look a bit different from before.

So, if women have a very elastic hymen, they donot bleed during their first intercourse. It doesn't matter if she's a virgin or not. In other words, some virgins bleed and some dont.

Finally, what is important to remember is that hymen is not a thing that decides virginity. Not really. It is a social construct that had made people, especially women, feel bad about their sexuality and sexual experience. It has become a way of policing other people’s bodies and passing judgment on how they use them. Thus, hymen can't be used as a proof of virginity. The only way to know whether the woman is virgin or not, ask her.