The hymen does not exist. Nevertheless, there are still myths about fine skin that is supposed to prove innocence. That can have fatal consequences, say experts.
SN/sarah käsmayr
Illustration from the essay “The hymen does not exist”.
Many imagine it like a cling film in front of the vaginal entrance. The myth still persists that a woman’s hymen breaks during her first sexual intercourse. But that is simply wrong.
The “hymen” (called hymen in technical jargon) is a collection of folds of the mucous membrane located one to two centimeters behind the entrance to the vulva. “It can look different for every woman,” says gynecologist Alexandra Ciresa-König from MedUni Innsbruck. For most women …
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