Anon is right. Women's hymens break through ways other than sex or masturbation.
But it seems to be critical to your culture that it is intact. The hymen is a thin membrane that is inside the opening to the vagina.
The "lips" that you talk about are the labia. They are actually outside of the vagina. Here is a diagram of female genitals, which shows that the hymen is just inside the vagina. The hymen doesn't cover the opening in the vagina completely; it also has a hole in it (where menstrual blood and tissue exit):
What you read on the internet -- about the hymen possibly breaking if you masturbate -- probably had to do with masturbation that involved the inside of the vagina, not just the outside. It might have been referring to using fingers or a vibrator to enter the vagina, which could cause damage to the hymen.
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Myself,
Anon is right. Women's hymens break through ways other than sex or masturbation.
But it seems to be critical to your culture that it is intact. The hymen is a thin membrane that is inside the opening to the vagina.
The "lips" that you talk about are the labia. They are actually outside of the vagina. Here is a diagram of female genitals, which shows that the hymen is just inside the vagina. The hymen doesn't cover the opening in the vagina completely; it also has a hole in it (where menstrual blood and tissue exit):
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/istaysafe/content/girlsOnly/vaginalCare.html
What you read on the internet -- about the hymen possibly breaking if you masturbate -- probably had to do with masturbation that involved the inside of the vagina, not just the outside. It might have been referring to using fingers or a vibrator to enter the vagina, which could cause damage to the hymen.
Does this help a bit?
August 12, 2009 - 9:09amThis Comment
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