Do tampons really break your hymen?

[Anonymous]

i heard that if you use tampons that it will break your hymen, is this true?

[Anonymous]

Yes you can break your hymen wearing a tampon. You can break it wearing tampons, doing sports like gymnastics, horseback riding and other things. Some girls are even born without one. If you haven't started your period than there's really no need to. The first time you put a tampon in it will hurt if not done correctly. There is a little sheet that should come in the tampon box that comes with then and it tells you and shows you how to put them in properly, no they can't get stuck or lost, and if you pull it out and it hurts it could be because the tampon hasent absorbed enough and you should leave the next one in longer.

[Asker]

thanks you! I always wear tampons so does that mean I broke my hymen?

[Maddygirl]

Yes it does. If you want to use a tampon, you HAVE to break your hymen or it won't go in!

[frecklefaced]

Not true! My hymen is not broken and I wear Jumbo tampons

[saphirasilverwings]

That's not true. The hymen naturally has holes in it (to let fluids pass through etc.) and sometimes those holes are big enough that they don't need to break to let a tampon in. Sometimes they just stretch, or aren't affected at all.

[Opinion Owner]

It may or may not happen, just depends on the situation. But yeah, Maddygirl is wrong. Tampons don't automatically break your hymen just to work... then how would pads work to? XD But yeah. You should be fine unless your a really small person or you do tons of active sports with it in. But seriously, if your bymen breaks it's not a big deal.

[saphirasilverwings]

No, using tampons won't necessarily break your hymen. It's also possible to insert your fingers or any other slim object without breaking it. That said, your hymen CAN be broken in many ways, including exercise.

Some girls are born without hymens, and some hymens are so strong and stretchy that they never break, even from sex. Most hymens have one or more holes in them that allow menstrual blood etc. to leave your body, and those holes will usually accommodate a tampon without breaking.

[SophieaWoods11]

yes it can, many things can break it

[diamond3]

it can. Exercise could break it also.

[Anonymous]

Your hymen doesn't necessarily break by inserting a tampon. You can break your hymen by doing a lot of stuff not just by inserting something into your vagina, because working out and stretching can break it too.

[Anonymous]

it can. a lot of things can break your hymen, tampons included