How do virgins have periods

Girls often disrupt the hymen during play. There is often some bleeding. Nonetheless, the hymen is prized and parents and teens sometimes worry that the prize has been lost. Often, mothers bring their daughters to see me because they, or the father, want to know if the girl is a virgin.

Of course, in New York and many states teens have a right to confidential care so I cannot tell the mother anything unless the teen gives me permission to do so. It is not so easy to tell whether a girl is a virgin, because hymens are so varied. If there is not much of a hymen I have no way of knowing what happened to it. Was it a boyfriend or a bicycle?

Or, perhaps, this girl did not have much tissue there to begin with. The hymen is the focus of many traditions.

In some cultures, the newlyweds are expected to consummate the marriage immediately after the wedding ceremony and then appear before their guests with the blood-stained sheet to prove that the bride was a virgin. While men may boast about the size of their genitals, you never hear a woman talking about her hefty hymen or colossal clitoris. Women are simply not familiar with their reproductive anatomy. For one thing, it is much harder to see.

Of course the ovaries and uterus are not visible without special paraphernalia. Many women are too shy, even with themselves, to pull out a mirror and take a look.

Cramps happen because muscles in the uterus are tightening to help shed the lining. Cramps tend to last for 2 to 3 days. Period cramps can be very painful. They are a common reason why teen girls miss school. But the pain can be treated. An adult dose of ibuprofen or naproxen can help.

Check the bottle label for the right dosage. A warm bath, a hot water bottle held on the abdomen, and gentle stretching can also help relieve pain from cramps. And getting regular exercise throughout the month has been shown to help ease menstrual cramps. Pads are a good choice for a girl when she first starts getting her period.

They are easy to use and change. Using a tampon will not cause a girl to lose her virginity. The thin skin the hymen that surrounds the opening of the vagina can break for many reasons, including putting in a tampon. Note that tampons must be changed regularly, according to the package directions. If a girl rarely changes tampons or forgets to remove a tampon at the end of her period, she can get a serious infection.

Because periods can be irregular and start unexpectedly, it's helpful to always have pads or tampons available. PMS is short for premenstrual syndrome. PMS is a group of symptoms that can happen right before a period. These symptoms include headaches, mood swings, irritability, muscle aches, food cravings, tiredness, bloating, and sore breasts. Is that true or can I use a tampon? Any girl who has her period can use a tampon. Tampons work just as well for girls who are virgins as they do for girls who have had sex.

And even though using a tampon can occasionally cause a girl's hymen to stretch or tear, it does not cause a girl to lose her virginity. Only having sex can do that.