2021.2.15 update, the original text is below the dividing line. In the first menstrual period after surgery in early February, the blood flow is the same as before, and I still experience dysmenorrhea. However, I took two less ibuprofen than before (perhaps psychological effects) Stuffed in sanitary napkins.
On February 8th, I went for a one-month follow-up examination. The doctor could easily put a finger in during the examination. Before the operation, the finger examination was very painful, but now it is no longer painful.
In the following days, I practiced self-expansion for half an hour every day (a bit painful, because there is no special medical mold sold in China, only small toys can be used instead). The main purpose is to enlarge the hole of the hymen and prevent the first sex from being too painful.
Valentine's Day finally opened. For the first time, there was almost no pain, and I could feel the joy. It was considered that the practice was not in vain. At this point, the operation could finally come to a successful conclusion.
Supplement: I saw in Zhihu Q&A that some sisters were unable to enter because of the pain for the first time, so they used lidocaine for anesthesia. I personally think that girls in this type of situation can also perform expansion exercises to adapt to the entry of foreign bodies into the body before having sex, because although lidocaine can temporarily numb the pain, if it is forced into the hymen (vaginal valve), the damage will be greater. It also hurts afterwards.
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Before I formally describe my case, let me briefly introduce a few concepts.
The hymen , or vaginal flap, is a layer of perforated mucosal tissue around the vaginal opening of women, and it is the residual trace of the differentiation period of fetal reproductive organs. The shape of each girl's hymen is different. Generally speaking, a normal vaginal flap has a small hole that can pass through the width of a finger, and menstrual blood can flow out of the hole.
Abnormal hymen morphology can be divided into two categories: hymen atresia and hymen hypertrophy . The former is manifested as inability to menstruate, and the latter can menstruate but faces difficulties in intercourse, and I belong to the latter category.
The realization that I might not be normal came from watching "Sex Study Room", which mentioned a disease that can prevent normal sexual life - vaginismus, which made me wonder if I have the same problem.
start self-examination
In order to test the above conjecture, I tried menstrual tampons, but it failed. With the aid of lubricant, my fingers can barely reach 3cm.
Hospital face consultation
On June 2020, I made an appointment with the director of the Department of Gynecology of the city's Maternal and Child Health Hospital (a tertiary hospital). The doctor's first reaction after hearing my description was "Impossible", but he still put me on the examination bed. I don't know if I don't check it, I'm startled when I see it. The doctor and the intern stared at me on the spot, and asked me five times, "Can you really menstruate normally?" (because I couldn't see my mouth at all), and then asked me to see a doctor when I had a menstrual period.
2020.7, I went to the hospital on the third day of my menstrual period. This time, the doctor finally saw a little mouth. The abdominal B-ultrasound showed that the uterus and ovaries were normal. The initial diagnosis was hymen hypertrophy, which required hospitalization.
inpatient surgery
Preoperative
2021.1.4 After half a year, I finally found time for surgery. This time, I went to the clinic on the third day of my menstrual period. Due to the small amount of menstrual blood, I could not find the mouth that was visible to the naked eye during the last examination. I was admitted to the hospital that night.
On the second day of hospitalization, doctor consultation + various preoperative examinations, including blood examination, electrocardiogram, chest CT, B-ultrasound and MRI.
Before the results of the MRI came out, the doctor first informed me of three possibilities: 1. Hypertrophy of the hymen 2. Partial vaginal atresia 3. No vagina. Depending on the situation, the operation can be large or small. I was dumbfounded at that time. After all, I always thought To menstruate, you must have a vagina. Fortunately, the nuclear magnetic results rejected the third possibility.
Intraoperative
After a night of preoperative preparation (skin preparation, enema), I was taken to the operating room early on the third day. During the operation, it was diagnosed as a pinhole hymen. One hour.
postoperative
After the operation, I had a urinary catheter inserted for a long time. The wound was very painful that night, and I fell asleep after an injection at 4 am to relieve the pain. Two days later, the gauze stuffed in the vagina was removed. A total of four days and five nights in the hospital.
follow-up
After being discharged home, there will still be a small amount of bleeding and pain in the wound. The pain basically disappeared 10 days after the operation, but you still need to be careful about activities. The doctor ordered a follow-up visit in a month, after which you can have a normal sex life.
Write at the end:
Hypertrophy of the hymen is indeed very rare, and due to individual differences, some require surgery, some do not require surgery, some require inpatient surgery, and some only require outpatient surgery. According to my attending doctor, she had only encountered 1 case before me.
But no matter how small the probability falls on every real patient, the mood is indescribable. If you are reading this article and suspect that you have similar problems, please go to a regular hospital. The Internet can't help people heal, but a simple outpatient check-up can get you answers as quickly as possible and eliminate anxiety.
At the same time, I am also very grateful to all the doctors and nurses I have met. They are all amazing. The ease and joy in the communication process made me not embarrassed from beginning to end. girls".
PS: Today I choose to share this experience because I know that when faced with gynecological problems, too many girls dare not tell their families or go to the hospital, which is different from what we have accepted since childhood. Twisted sex education is inseparable. But its essence is the same as a cold, a fever, and a stomach ache. It's just that our body is sick.
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