What is the use of the hymen?

What is the function of the hymen? Many people don’t understand this issue well. In our general thinking, the hymen is considered to be the only sign to test virginity. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. Some people's hymen is very thick and it may not break after the first night. Therefore, whether or not there is bleeding is not an absolute standard. The hymen actually plays a very important role in women's growth. It protects the genitals from bacterial infection.

1. Before puberty, women's reproductive organs are not fully developed, the vaginal mucosa is weak and the acidity is low, so it cannot prevent the invasion of bacteria. The hymen is thicker at this time, so it takes on this important task and plays a role in protecting the female reproductive system.

2. After puberty, women's reproductive organs gradually develop and the vagina has the function of resisting bacterial invasion, but the hymen gradually becomes weak and loses this function. Therefore, for mature women, the hymen no longer has any physiological function.

3. Women will have menstruation after they reach sexual maturity, and menstrual blood is discharged from the body through the hole in the hymen. If there is no such hole in the female hymen, the menstrual blood cannot be discharged smoothly. This phenomenon is medically called "hymen occlusion". If menstrual blood accumulates in the vagina for a long time, it can flow upward into the uterine cavity, fallopian tubes, and even into the abdominal cavity, causing abdominal infection and abdominal pain.