My hymen is a beast, and I just need a hug right now. :(

Contributor: Curiouscat Curiouscat
I think mine broke on its own. Or maybe I never had one lol. Sounds like a sucky situation, sorry hun
01/10/2012
Contributor: Chirple Chirple


I've been trying, but at this point I think I'm going to wait to see my gynecologist in June. :/

I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, but this just hurts too much and I still can't even get 1.5" past it. I'm considering trying 1.25" since it feels like it's SO CLOSE, but I'm kind of meh on it and feel like I'd rather talk to my doctor before buying something else.
01/11/2012
Contributor: K101 K101
Chirple, you're so cute! Bless your heart though. That sounds very painful! Hope you feel better.

My hymen wasn't that hard to break. Broke the first time I had sex, but I'd been a gymnast from the time I was 4 until 12 and strangely enough, it never broke during that time.

PS. I realize you KNOW your hymen's still there. That's totally possible. To others though, it can be extremely painful when something rams there and you feel it hit, hurt and whatever your using (dildo, penis) stops/is blocked from going deeper. That can also be your cervix. It's a round little thing up there with a tiny hole or slit in it (your opening to the uterus) Alot of women describe that pain and think it's a hymen when it's really their cervix. I'm not talking about your Chirple. This conversation though, reminded me of this happening. Anyways, when you're aroused the vagina elongates and the cervix is a bit harder to reach or hit. if you've ever used a dildo or vibe and in the beginning it felt painful when it hit and a few mins later you're able to insert deeper with no pain. That's just the cervix in those cases. It can be extremely painful when it's hit, if you've ever bruised it with hard toys, you know what I mean!
01/12/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
I broke my hymen as a little kid when I feel on the arm of a chair. I had to go to the hospital, lol I remember it like it was yesterday even though it was about 20 years ago. It wasnt fun in the least bit.
01/12/2012
Contributor: QSBybakd QSBybakd
I feel for you! I wish I could give some helpful advice or something, but I'm in a similar predicament myself. My hymen hates me (perhaps rightfully so, given the amount of abuse it's taken). I voted "Other".

I was 3-ish I fell off some caterpillar playground thing and straddled one of the bars. Bleeding from my vagina, doctors at the ER said my hymen was damaged but still intact, and there were no further injuries.

On my 5th birthday I was playing on a historical monument of a canon at the local part, fell off and straddled the sharp iron arm of one of the seats in the front. Doctors at the ER said my hymen was ruptured, but possibly still partially intact. Also, due to the extensive injuries between my legs, I could not ride my new toy bouncy ball that I'd been wanting.

When I was 9 I slipped while getting out of the shower and, guess what? Yep! I straddled the damn edge of the tub. By this time we assume my hymen is good as dead, but I chipped one of my front teeth and get sent to the dentist to have it filed down.

Started masturbating at around 11, but to this day I cannot use anything thicker than my two fingers without pain and discomfort. I have used thick toys before, hoping to push past it, to no avail. Doc says some of my hymen is probably still there, lurking around like the living dead. That's nice.

Seeing as I've never actually had sex, I can't imagine what kind of fun THAT will be when the time comes. How should I explain it so as to not freak out the lucky guy? "Oh yeah um, I'm a virgin. Also, my zombie cherry is here to stay. Get acquainted or GTFO."
01/20/2012
Contributor: ~LaUr3n~ ~LaUr3n~
I believe mine was broke the first time I was fingered, so I'd say that was easy. I remember a little blood and pain, but nothing bad.
01/20/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
Quote:
Originally posted by Chirple
Over the weekend, I bought an Uma because I really wanted to give an internal toy a chance, to see what it was like.

But I have a hymen of steel (I know I don't have a problem with vaginal muscles relaxing, I've talked to my doctor. ... more
mine broke with a tampon... it had been so hard to get tampons out for months when i first started using them as a 13 yr old. one day it just couldnt come out and i painfully twisted and tugged and it finally, FINALLY came out. but GOD it hurt. i think i probably cried.


if i were you... i'd probably have it surgically removed.

sorry you're having such a hard time with it!
01/20/2012
Contributor: Teacookie Teacookie
tampon did it. sporty people tend to thin theirs out =P did the doc even suggest having it removed? ^_^ they have plastic surgery to make them so why not to break them?
01/20/2012
Contributor: ksparkles16 ksparkles16
Mine is already gone....hope you can get yours to break!
01/22/2012
Contributor: Badass Badass
Quote:
Originally posted by Chirple
Over the weekend, I bought an Uma because I really wanted to give an internal toy a chance, to see what it was like.

But I have a hymen of steel (I know I don't have a problem with vaginal muscles relaxing, I've talked to my doctor. ... more
awe, youre a virgin?
01/22/2012
Contributor: Hallmar82 Hallmar82
Sorry to hear that, truly. My wife's was relatively easy to break the first time we had sex, but I would ask your doctor about surgery rather than living with disappointment and pain.
04/01/2012
Contributor: SubmissiveFeminist SubmissiveFeminist
I never really experienced a "breaking." I mean, I used toys from a youngish age, never experiences pain, and lost my virginity without any notable pain, either. *shrugs*
04/01/2012
Contributor: ghalik ghalik
If I were you I would look into having it surgically removed. My friend recently had that done and is happy with it. She just had a couple days of tenderness and then it was all good. You usually don't even need stitches.
04/02/2012
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
I have no clue when mine broke, but it wasn't an issue the first time I had sex...
04/02/2012
Contributor: Sex Positivity Sex Positivity
My first time with PIV sucked and there was blood everywhere and he was so pissed at me for it. My hymen absolutely did not want to be broken! I totally and completely feel your pain.

I'd suggest seeing your doctor and perhaps getting it surgically removed (the things they do, these days!). Good luck.
04/03/2012
Contributor: WhoopieDoo WhoopieDoo
Couldn't you have your doctor cut it for you?

I didn't have to do this, but my hymen finally gave way after being a total bitch for a few months of having sex.
04/03/2012
Contributor: tigertiger tigertiger
Quote:
Originally posted by Chirple
Over the weekend, I bought an Uma because I really wanted to give an internal toy a chance, to see what it was like.

But I have a hymen of steel (I know I don't have a problem with vaginal muscles relaxing, I've talked to my doctor. ... more
maybe you could use a dilator kit? there are also femani vibes, which ef doesn't have:

link

other than that i think it just takes time; i've never had an issue with my hymen, but i have had some trouble using the larger penetrative toys. just remember that the only reason to be doing this is to have fun and to become more comfortable with your body
04/03/2012
Contributor: Bleu Bleu
I have never experienced blood, just pain....so I don't know if it's still intact or not. I have never asked my doctor while she is down there. I actually experience a bit of pain whenever I use my Mustang after a while. Maybe my hymen is still intact...
02/11/2013
Contributor: purpledesert purpledesert
The hymen doesn't break, it only stretches and sometimes tears a little with penetration. That being said mine, with years of masturbation and super tampons, is well stretched out.
02/11/2013
Contributor: Meido Meido
Mine was tough to get used to insertion, but my hymen never broke, it's just very stretched.
02/12/2013
Contributor: TheirPet TheirPet
I never really had a hymen, but my partner has the same issue you have. We tried tapered toys and gradually stretching over a period of days. If you don't stretch regularly it goes back to its original position.
02/12/2013
Contributor: falalena falalena
Quote:
Originally posted by Chirple
Over the weekend, I bought an Uma because I really wanted to give an internal toy a chance, to see what it was like.

But I have a hymen of steel (I know I don't have a problem with vaginal muscles relaxing, I've talked to my doctor. ... more
mine broke when i was sliding down a stair railing when i was little. it was fairly painful.
02/12/2013
Contributor: edeneve edeneve
I don't know how or when mine broke.
02/12/2013
Contributor: StarrStacked StarrStacked
I'm pretty sure I broke mine while I was on my first period. I accidentally put a tampon in before removing my old one (anxiety of a friend rushing me in a middle school bathroom). I had to pull them both out and they came out side by side. When I lost my virginity I experienced pain from being tense but no blood or anything of the sort.
02/12/2013
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
Quote:
Originally posted by Chirple
Over the weekend, I bought an Uma because I really wanted to give an internal toy a chance, to see what it was like.

But I have a hymen of steel (I know I don't have a problem with vaginal muscles relaxing, I've talked to my doctor. ... more
I never had a hymen.
02/12/2013
Contributor: Jaimes Jaimes
Mine was a bitch. We had attempted intercourse once or twice, the pain was horrific, so we had to stop and try another time. Eventually, we found the most comfortable position we could, put down a towel, broke it quick, and stopped there. After a few days, everything was fine, and sex was a go. But boy that was not a fun process.
03/04/2013
Contributor: bratcat bratcat
The hymen dosent actually tear, it is always intact, it just happens to stretch and "move aside" when the vagina is penetrated. Heres a pretty good article on the subject. The fist time i had PIV sex, it never affected my hymen, and no penetration since has so you could say mine is still "intact" (or it could be that i do not have one at all). The pain you're enduring is probably due to the thickness of your hymen wall. I would talk with your gyno and see if there are any exercises you can do to help when stretching the hymen so it's less painful for insertion.

here are some more articles, and a quick google search on "hymen myths" may help as well:
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03/04/2013