2006-12-09 21:58:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
It is normal for a woman to spot some blood after/during her first vaginal intercourse experience. It is due the "tearing" of the Hymen.
A hymen is the thin piece of tissue that partially blocks the entrance to the vagina. It is sometimes called the maidenhead or cherry. It is named after the Greek god of marriage and has no known biological function.
Although some women are born without a hymen, most have one, and the hymen varies in size and shape from woman to woman. The hymen usually does not cover the entire vaginal opening, since there must be some way for the menstrual fluid, or period, to leave the body.
Hymen — A Marker of Virginity?
The hymen has historically been a marker of a woman's virginity. The belief that since the hymen blocked the vaginal opening, it should remain intact as long as a woman did not have sexual intercourse was widely propagated, especially in cultures where a woman's virginity was highly valued.
If an unmarried woman's hymen was found to be separated, grave consequences could result, depending on each culture's customs. In some Australian tribes it is the custom for a specially appointed older woman to perforate the hymen of a bride one week before her marriage. If it is found that the hymen has already separated from the vaginal walls prior to this ritual, the woman is subject to public humiliation, torture, and sometimes death.
But it is scientific fact that the hymen can be separated for reasons quite unconnected to sexual intercourse. It can separate when the body is stretched strenuously, as in athletics; it can be separated by inserting a tampon during menstruation or through masturbation; and sometimes it is separated for no apparent reason.
A separated hymen is not an indication of having had intercourse, nor can it prove a loss of virginity. In fact, some women must have their hymen surgically removed before the birth of their first child because it is so flexible or small that it remains intact during intercourse.
When the hymen is separated, whether during first intercourse or at some other time, there may be some slight bleeding and a little pain. Both the bleeding and the pain are quite normal and both usually stop after a short time. Some women experience no discomfort at all during this process that is commonly referred to as "losing your cherry".
It is important to remember that a woman can become pregnant even if her hymen is intact and no penis has entered her vagina. If sperm comes in contact with the labia or general vaginal area, it can move through the opening in the vagina and possibly lead to a pregnancy. An intact hymen should not be considered a form of birth control.
2006-12-09 22:06:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time they do but if the hymen is lacerated because of physical activities not involving a sexual act (like horse riding, or biking) then they wont have no bleeding. But that doesnt mean that they have been divirginized since they havent done the sexual act.
2006-12-09 22:07:41 · answer #2 · answered by allanbabes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT ALL THE TIME... THIS IS A MISCONCEPTION! some women/girls hymen is'not intact due to whatever her lifestyle is or she just may not bleed! i bled alot! 2 of my sisters did not! don't know about the others. but, u don't always bleed.
2006-12-10 01:44:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A womn's vaginal canal has a thin membrane over it called a hymen. During the first penetration, this membrane is torn and there is minor bleeding.
2006-12-09 22:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by missingora 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no,it doent bleed
2006-12-09 22:05:28 · answer #5 · answered by love 2 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋