PT Health Watch: Can menstrual cups break hymen or affect virginity?
Hymen changes According to Ms Adewale, inserting a menstrual cup can stretch the hymen and, in some cases, may cause a small tear, but “this does not mean that a woman has lost her virginity.
Some people fear that inserting a menstrual cup could “break” the hymen, cause a woman to lose her virginity or permanently make the vagina “loose”.
She explained that women with vaginismus, for instance, may experience involuntary tightening of the vaginal or pelvic floor muscles, making the insertion of a menstrual cup, tampon, finger or penis painful or difficult.
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