How To Check If Hymen Is Intact?

Posted on Wed, 10 Feb 2016

Question: Hey my girlfriend today was fingering and when she just took out her fingers si she saw blood on them but the blood was dark and and there were pices of blood on her finger when she see down so the pices of blood were also there and the blood was dark and it was comming from inside the hole. She is very much worried that does she have loose her virginity please reply

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The blood can be from uterus.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. The blood can be from uterus . It can be period blood also. If it was due to fingering then it will be bright red. So there is nothing to worry. Poking inside by fingers also can cause bleeding.
Is her periods regular. ?
Hymen can break due to fingering. But it doesn't means she had lost her virginity. So stop worrying.

Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (2 minutes later)

How can we confirm it that she just didnt broke her hymen? Yea her periods are normal. Rven she got the pieces of blood on her finger and it was thick dark blood.

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There can be some breakage of hymen if you introduce finger.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

There can be some breakage of hymen if you introduce finger. But it doesn't break the entire hymen. It is difficult for common people to identify whether hymen is intact or not. You should have an examination by gynecologist or experienced GP to confirm it. Clotted dark blood can be period blood which came from uterus.

Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (8 minutes later)

Are there strong chances that her hymen is broken by the description i have told you?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes there are chances.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

Yes there are chances of breaking hymen. Hymen is a very light and delicate membrane. Some times it can get broken by over stretching the leg itself. Girls who are practising karate or sports hymen will break usually by their physical activities itself. So stop worrying about hymen. Bleeding is also not must in hymen breaking. For some girls there can a small streak of blood.

Let me know if anything not clear.
I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar