How can doctors know for sure when a girl isnt a virgin anymore?!
Question:
How can doctors know for sure when a girl isnt a virgin anymore?
when doctors check girls to see if they're virgins or not how do they know for sure, and how do they check them??
Answers:
When your doctor gives you a gyn check, believe me they can tell if your a virgin or not. One way is its very difficult to get the spectrum in your virgina. They can tell by your virgina walls as well. Back in the day the Hymen was something they looked for in virgins but they cant always go by that, now a days more and more females are tearing their hymen while riding bikes or other activites and some are born without them.
Many people are under the impression that the hymen is located within the vagina. It is not. It’s a mucous membrane that is part of the vulva, the external genital organs. It’s located outside the vagina. The hymen is a layer of tissue, just like the tissue around the opening of your vagina that partially conceals the vaginal orifice. You may or may not have one, most females do. The hymen is not an indicator of virginity; a girl is a virgin until she has been penetrated by a penis.
The External Exam
The practitioner will visually examine your vulva for discoloration, irritation, swelling and other abnormalities, and she will gently feel for glands.
The Internal Exam
There are two parts to the internal exam. The first involves a speculum (speck-you-lum), which is a metal or plastic instrument that the practitioner inserts into the vagina. The speculum is shaped sort of like a duck's bill, and once it is inserted into the vaginal canal it can be gently widened to spread the interior vaginal walls. (The vagina is collapsed in its relaxed state, but it can widen easily to accommodate tampons, fingers, penises, and even babies.) As the vaginal walls are spread, the practitioner is able to see clearly the walls of the vagina itself, and up the vaginal canal to the cervix. In viewing the vaginal canal and the cervix, the practitioner can look for discoloration, abnormal discharge, lesions, growths and signs of infection. It is possible for you to look at your own cervix during this process by propping yourself up on your elbows and using a mirror. Some practitioners ask if you would like to do this, but feel free to ask to if she doesn't mention it first. It is incredibly enlightening to actually see what your anatomy looks like, and it can clear up a lot of confusion.
Pap Smear
Next the practitioner will take a pap smear. She/he uses a long stemmed cotton tipped swab to collect a sample of the cells in the cervix. Some women feel a slight cramping sensation when their cervix is touched. The collected cells are smeared onto a slide and sent to a lab for testing and examination. The pap smear is extremely important for picking up abnormalities of the cells in the cervix which may indicate infection or disease.
Testing For STDs
If you are sexually active, the practitioner will then test for STDs. Be sure to ask the person to do them. She or he will swab the inside of the cervix with what looks like a long cotton swab or two. The speculum is then slid out of the vagina. The samples are sent out to a laboratory where they tested for various STDs. The tests will take a couple days or more depending on how busy the lab is. Ask when your results will be back so you can call them if you want your visit to be totally confidential. If you want to be tested for HIV, syphilis or hepatitis you need to have blood taken. They can do that there also. But, they may not do that routinely, you will need to ask.
There is a blood test now that can show if a person has been infected at any time with genital herpes (HSV). There are also newer blood tests that can tell whether a person has been infected with HSV-I and/or HSV-II. This test will not be done routinely, so that is also something you would ask for if you are or had been sexually active.
Manual Exam
The second part of the pelvic exam is called the manual or bi-manual exam. The practitioner will insert one or two fingers into your vagina and press with her/his other hand on the outside of your lower abdomen. They will use a lubricant on their fingers so it is more comfortable and easier to feel things. The person can then feel the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, and check for any swelling or tenderness. Once the doctor, or nurse practitioner is finished checking your uterus and ovaries, the exam is complete. Even though reading about it may make it seem long, the entire pelvic exam (the parts involving your vagina, cervix, uterus, and ovaries) really only takes about 3 to 5 minutes.
Breast Exam
The doctor or nurse practitioner will give you a breast exam by pressing with his or her fingers on different parts of your breasts. This is necessary to help look for "normal" lumps (which are quite common and are harmless), cysts, or, in very rare cases, breast cancer. After finishing, he or she may ask you to examine yourself, or may move your fingers to show you how to do it. Although breast cancer is very unusual in teenage girls, it's important that you learn to examine your breasts yourself, since knowing how your breasts feel early on can help you detect problems later. The doctor or nurse practitioner will explain exactly how and when to do breast self-exams and answer any questions you have.