Virginity is commonly thought to be associated with the integrity of the hymen,

which would rupture and bleed at first vaginal intercourse.

The hymen is a membranous tissue surrounding the vaginal introitus. [1]

처녀성은 처녀막의 완전성과 관련 있다고 흔히 생각되는데,

이는 첫 질내 성교 시 파열되며 출혈을 일으킨다.

이 처녀막은 질 입구를 둘러싸는 막성 조직이다.

 

The hymen is a thin fold of mucous membrane that is loca.ted just within the vaginal orifice. [2]

처녀막은 질 입구 바로 안쪽에 위치한, 점막의 얇은 접힘구조물이다.

 

The hymen has a remarkable healing capacity, with most hymenal injuries healing completely

in a few days without any scarring except in complete transection. [1][3][4]

처녀막은 놀라울 정도의 치유 능력을 갖고 있으며, 대부분의 (일상적) 처녀막 손상은

완전 파열(즉 성관계)의 경우를 제외하고는 흔적 하나조차 없이 며칠 만에 완전히 치유된다.

 

Hymenal trauma can result from accidental penetrating injury. Despite common myths, there is no evidence

that sport practice such as horse riding or tampons use can cause hymenal injuries. [1][5][6]

처녀막 외상은 관통당해버리는사고로 인해 발생할 수는 있으나, 흔한미신과는 달리,

스포츠를 통하여, 예를 들어 승마라든가 탐폰 사용 따위 같은 것으로는,

처녀막 손상을 일으킬 수 있다는 어떠한 증거도 없다.

 

Hymenal injuries are rarely the result of unintentional injury.

The presence of a hymenal injury should suggest sexual abuse. [7]

처녀막 손상은 비의도적 손상에 의해서는 거의 발생하지 않으며,

처녀막 손상의 존재의 의미는 (아동의 경우) 성적 학대를 의미하는 것으로 봐야 한다.

 

 

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[2] Kotb, H. G., & Abo-Zeid, W. A. el H. A. el H. (2022). Forensic point of view on proving virginity: A comparative study among a sample of the Egyptian population. International Journal of Health Sciences,6(S2), 9384–9391.

[3] McCann J, Miyamoto S, Boyle C et al. Healing of hymenal injuries in prepubertal and adolescent girls: A descriptive study. Pediatrics 2007; 119: e1094–106.

[4] HeppenstallHeger A, McConnell G, Ticson L et al. Healing patterns in anogenital injuries: A longitudinal study of injuries associated with sexual abuse, accidental injuries, or genital surgery in the preadolescent child. Pediatrics 2003; 112: 829–37.

[5] GoodyearSmith FA, Laidlaw TM. Can tampon use cause hymen changes in girls who have not had sexual intercourse? A review of the literature. Forensic Sci. Int. 1998; 94: 14753.

[6] Lejeune J, Martrille L, GuilletMay F et al. Prospective forensic study on the characterization of genital examination in women with consented sexual activity. Gynecol. Obstet. Fertil. Senol. 2021. (forthcoming).

[7] G. Randall Bond, M. Denise Dowd, Ira Landsman, Mary Rimsza; Unintentional Perineal Injury in Prepubescent Girls: A Multicenter, Prospective Report of 56 Girls. Pediatrics May 1995; 95 (5): 628–631. 10.1542/peds.95.5.628