I have a stupid question about the female vagina?

Question

Im sorry if I afend any one but I have been thinking of this question I wanna ask, But even I cant explain it. The question is whats the hymen do for the vagina?

Answer 1

Many people are under the impression that the hymen is located within the vagina. It is not. It’s a mucous membrane that is part of the vulva, the external genital organs. It’s located outside the vagina. The hymen is a layer of tissue, just like the tissue around the opening of your vagina that partially conceals the vaginal orifice. You may or may not have one, most females do. The hymen is not an indicator of virginity; a girl is a virgin until she has been penetrated by a penis.

The physiological purpose of the hymen is one of the eternal mysteries of women's bodies. Although it doesn't seem to have a specific function, it's thought that hymen tissue remains as a vestige of vaginal development. Embryologically, it tended to keep germs and dirt out of the vagina. In infants and children, the hymen can serve a protective purpose by helping to prevent things from being pushed into the vagina; sometimes, a damaged hymen is looked at as an indicator of abuse and incest. Throughout history, there have been cultures that forbid sexual activity outside of marriage; some of these have considered an "intact" hymen "proof" of purity. This connection continues to have a psychological and cultural impact today.

Answer 2

For females, virginity used to be defined by an intact hymen. The hymen is located about a half-inch inside the vagina. Not all girls are born with hymens, which makes this definition of virginity somewhat misleading

The hymen has no known anatomical function. In societies which value chastity, the greatest significance of the hymen is a traditional belief that an intact hymen indicates a state of intact virginity. However, it is not possible to confirm that a woman or post-pubescent girl is a virgin by examining the hymen. A physician routinely checks the appearance of the hymen of baby girls at birth [citation needed], and again during all future pelvic examinations. In cases of suspected rape or sexual abuse a detailed examination of the hymen may be carried out, however the condition of the hymen alone is often inconclusive or open to misinterpretation, especially if the patient has reached puberty

Answer 3

Not a short answer, but a great one!

"During mammalian development, the female reproductive system arises with the formation and coalescence of the Müllerian Ducts to form the Fallopian tubes, uterus, and vagina. At their posterior end, the Müllerian Ducts do not open into the urogenital sinus, but rather they form a tubercle at the presumptive opening of the vagina. During the development of the uterus and vagina, these organs are separated from the urogenital sinus by an epithelial plug which eventually thins and perforates to form the hymen.


The hymen is simply the vestigial membranes of the vagina and urogenital sinus at their point of fusion. During development of the mouth, a similar vestigial membrane occurs, called the oral plate, which ruptures as the mouth continues to form. As a vestigal organ, it is difficult to place an adaptive purpose on the hymen. The evolution of a system is the sum of positive selection, negative selection, and no selection, i.e. if a structure is not detrimental to the system, it is usually maintained, even if it serves no purpose. If there is no evolutionary pressure against incomplete fusion of the vagina and urogenital sinus, then the structure persists as a vestige of the Müllerian Ducts. To my knowledge, all marsupial and placental mammals have this structure, so there is probably no specific courtship advantage to virginity, and its persistence throughout Mammalia suggests that there is no disadvantage, or it would have disappeared long ago."

Answer 4

The hymen has no known anatomical function. In societies which value chastity, the greatest significance of the hymen is a traditional belief that an intact hymen indicates a state of intact virginity. However, it is not possible to confirm that a woman or post-pubescent girl is a virgin by examining the hymen.[9] A physician routinely checks the appearance of the hymen of baby girls at birth[citation needed], and again during all future pelvic examinations. In cases of suspected rape or sexual abuse a detailed examination of the hymen may be carried out, however the condition of the hymen alone is often inconclusive or open to misinterpretation, especially if the patient has reached puberty.

Answer 5

I feel stupid now i can't even answer this question i guess it does have something to do with the vagina expanding when there's intercourse...
or maybe it's just a way a guy can find out if we are virgins or not even thought an hymen is not an indicator for viginity....

Answer 6

The hymen is the thin resistance wall that initially protects the vagina from attack of a soldier wearing helmet. Once broken, the vagina is then become prone to similar attacks without resistance!

Answer 7

No one has found that it has a use other than possibly making your first sting a bit. In the old days if blood from the hymen wasn't on the wife's bed of marriage, she would be killed. Silly them, you don't always bleed on your first time.

Answer 8

its not stupid...its actually a good question... but I'm afraid there really isn't a good answer. Scientist believe it protects women from bacteria during their first years of live. Other believe its there because women needed that protection from bacteria in prehistoric times (regardless of their age)..and it stayed there until these days. Some woman "tear it" before even having their fist sexual relation, just with some physical activity...so that kind of tells us it really has no major purpose...

Answer 9

Excellent question, and one I had been curious about myself. My best guess would be that it may protect the womb and ovaries from infection until such time that you are ready for them to be put to use.

Answer 10

Like why is it actually there in the first place? Hrm, that is a really good question. I'm really not sure, but I too, would like to find out.