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VIRGINITY, PREGNANCY, AND DELIVERY

VIRGINITY

A virgin (virgo intacta) is a woman who has never ha an! se"#a$

interco#rse% De&$oration means $oss o& virginit!%

'%%*% Descri+e the signs o& virginit!% Inc$#e a etai$e note on

h!men%

The signs o& virginit! in a hea$th! woman are seen in the genita$s%

Genita$s The $a+ia ma-ora are ro#ne, &irm, e$astic, an com.$ete$!

c$ose the vagina$ ori&ice/ their $ower .ortions se in the mi$ine to &orm the

.osterior commiss#re The $a+ia minora are two thin &o$s o& s0in within the$a+ia ma-ora% The! are so&t, sma$$, .in0, an sensitive% Their $ower .ortions

se in the mi$ine an &orm a &o$ ca$$e &o#rchette% The e.ression

+etween the &o#rchette an h!men is ca$$e &ossa navic#$aris, The c$itorisis sma$$%

The vesti+#$e (s.ace +etween the $a+ia minora) is narrow/ an the

&o#rchette an .osterior commiss#re are intact% The &o#rchette an &ossa

navic#$aris isa..ear a&ter r#.t#re o& the h!men $eaving a more o.en v#$va

+e$ow an +ehin% The m#cosa o& the vagina is r#gose, reish in co $ o # r

sensitive to to#ch, an its wa$$s are a..ro"imate% The h!men is intact%

The h!men is a mem+rano#s str#ct#re a+o#t 1 mm thic0% It varies in

.osition, consistenc!, str#ct#re an sha.e% In chi$ren, the h!men a..ears

as a ta#t mem+rane when the thighs are se.arate% 2hen e"amine in

$ithotom! .osition, the h!men in a sma$$ gir$ a..ears to +e sit#ate ee.$!

+eca#se o& the rot#nit! o& the $a+ia ma-ora on acco#nt o& their e"cessive

&at content% There&ore, it ma! esca.e in-#r! in attem.te ra.e on them% As

the gir$ a..roaches .#+ert!, the h!men en$arges an gra#a$$! a..ears as

a &o$ o& m#co#s mem+rane when the thighs are se.arate% 3hort$! a&ter

.#+ert!, it reaches the a#$t &orm, +eing sit#ate at the ori&ice o& the vagina

an .artia$$! c$osing it% In consistenc!, the h!men ma! var! &rom a thin

.archment $i0e mem+rane to a &irm an &$esh! or to#gh an carti$agino#s

one we$$ s#..$ie with +$oo vesse$s% Its str#ct#re ma! +e #n!ie$ing or

e$astic an easi$! istensi+$e% The norma$ h!men $ies +etween these

e"tremes in consistenc! an str#ct#re% It is s#..$ie with +$oo vesse$s

s#&&icient to ca#se recognisa+$e tho#gh not severe haemorrhage when it is

r#.t#re% It is not s#&&icient$! istensi+$e to amit the ma$e organ witho#tr#.t#re% In the #nr#.t#re state, it +are$! amits the ti. o& the $itt$e &inger%

The #s#a$ sha.e is ann#$ar or semi$#nar, that is, crescentic with the broader

part lying posteriorly.It ma! +e im.er&orate, $eaving no o.ening/ cri+ri&orm