Genital Self Examination

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From the medical point of view the genital self exam is
a highly advisable prophylactic measure to secure male and female sexual health.

A genital self exam is used to check for signs
that might indicate the presence of

Males
Anatomical variants
***
What's needed?
Nothing

Undescendent testicle(s)
Phymosis
Testicular cancer
Non-specific infections
and parasitic infestations
Sexually transmitted diseases
(also acquired non-sexual way)
and any other conditions that
need immediate attention by a doctor
***
What's needed?
doctor's appointment ASAP
What if doctor's appointment
is impossible for any reason?
share your concerns
in total confidence
with someone whom you trust
to get medical assistance finally

Females
Anatomical variants
Hymenal wholeness
Regular discharge quality / quantity
Cervical mucus cyclic changes
***
What's needed to check your hymen?
good lamp, good mirror, both hands-free
(the labia should be equally pull apart
to the front and to the side)
or / and
mobile phone camera
or seperate digital camera
close-up, self-timer, flash modes
(don't forget to delete or hide well
the pics after having analysed them)

Non-specific infections and parasitic infestations
Sexually transmitted diseases
(also acquired non-sexual way)
and any other numerous conditions that
need immediate attention by a doctor
***
What's needed?
doctor's appointment ASAP
What if doctor's appointment
is impossible for any reason?
share your concerns in total confidence
with someone whom you trust
to get medical assistance finally

Photo: S Neill, F Lewis: Ridley's The Vulva, page 39
Sallie Neill Fiona Lewis Ridleys The Vulva page 39 vestibular papillomatosis

vestibular papillomatosis, a normal anatomic variant
in the time period between menarche and menopause
frequencies of occurrence differ considerably from 1% to more than 50%
due to variety of interrelated genetic and environmental factors
influencing the reproductive system development.
Vestibular papillomatosis is NOT a disease.

Diseases of the hymen

Intact hymen
untorn hymen, unbroken hymen
完整的处女膜 , himen intacto, हैमेन अभंग , غير منقطعة غشاء البكارة
нетронутая девственная плева, 無傷の処女膜 ,
ungebrochen Jungfernhäutchen,
utando wa bikira si kuvunjwa, hymen non déchirée
kesintisiz kızlık zarı (kızlık zarı bozulmadan)

Intact hymen
continuity of the hymenal rim
smooth, non-interrupted rim of hymen
no scarring, attenuation seen
no notches, clefts, bumps seen
clear lacy hymenal vasculature
the velamentous delicate border
no fresh or healed lacerations (i.e. tears) seen

Intact hymen difficult to visualize

Intact hymen difficult to visualize
redundant (folds onto self)
frilly, fimbriated, scalloped hymenal tissue
covering the hymenal rim, the hymenal edge and the hymenal opening
make the hymenal rim difficult to be seen

Intact hymen and carina urethralis vaginae
(normal anatomy)

continuity of the hymenal rim
smooth, non-interrupted rim of hymen;
persistent dilatation?
no scarring, attenuation seen;
minute notches, no clefts seen;
the lower part of the anterior column of the vagina,
in relation with the urethra, resembling the keel of a ship
(thus Latin: carina urethralis vaginae, carina vaginae)
might be confused with hymenal mound at 12 o'clock
which could be a remnant of the hymenal septum;
an inadequate view of the hymen
due to wrong viewing angle and insufficient labial traction applied
may result in an increased risk of a Type I error
( see Virginity Testing )

Une femme ne s'est jamais mariée, qui a l'hymen intact est assis sur son trésor, littéralement.
A never married woman who has intact hymen is sitting on her treasure, literally.

Broken hymen, torn hymen, 'popped cherry'

Broken hymen, torn hymen, 'popped cherry'
residua of a torn hymen
also known as hymenal remnants
also known as myrtiform caruncles
also known as (mistakenly) "hymenal tags"
Latin: carunculae hymenales, carunculae myrtiformes

Hymenal cleft
Hymenal transection

Hymenal cleft
Hymenal transection
at 6 o'clock complete cleft also known as hymenal transection
at 8 o'clock cleft extending through more than half of the width of the hymen

Narrow, assymetrical hymenal opening
Attenuated hymenal posterior rim

Hymenal notch
at 9 o'clock V shaped superficial notch
(extends through 50% or less of the width of the hymen)
at 3 o'clock U shaped deep notch
(extends through more than 50% of width of hymen)

Hymenal bump (mound)

at 1 o'clock a hymenal bump (mound)
- a tear has healed and the opposed sides have not been accurately aligned

Narrow hymenal rim
Hymen stretched

Narrow hymenal rim

Hymen stretched
Persistent dilatation

The halat hymen fraud-proof hymen
septate hymen wholeness check

The halat hymen fraud-proof hymen
septate hymen wholeness check
with cherry acustick
(a wooden stick for acutherapy)

an inadequate view of the hymen
due to no labial traction
or insufficient labial traction applied
may result in dubbing the hymen
(intact or not) 'a peeled almond'
known well from
"The strange tale of the mirror of virgins"
halat Sheherazade

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do you know if your hymen is still intact?
How do you know if your hymen is broken?
How to tell if you have hymen?
How to differentiate between virgin and nonvirgin hymen?
How do I know if hymen is intact?
How to tell if hymen is broken?
How to know when a hymen is completely broken?
How to self check for intact hymen?
Is my hymen still intact?
How to check if your hymen is still intact?
What does a broken hymen look like?
How to tell if your hymen is intact?
SEE ABOVE FOR ANSWER

A bride dressed in white, because she is whole (i. e. a virgin). Невеста вся в белом, потому, что она целка.

Невеста вся в белом, потому, что она целка
A bride dressed in white, because she is whole (i. e. a virgin)

The Polish word 'cały' and Russian 'целый' come from the same Proto-Slavic root
and mean in English 'whole, entire, intact', and are closely related
to Ukrainian 'цíлий', Bulgarian 'цял', Serbo-Croatian 'ци̏о', Slovenian 'се̑l',
Czech and Slovakian 'сеlý', Upper Lusatian 'суłу', Lower Lusatian 'сеłу'.

But the Polish word 'całka' means 'integral' in English
and the Russian word 'целка' means 'virgin' or 'intact hymen' in English.

virgula - integral virginity from conception to marriage - zodiac virgo

A virgin

Григорий Григорьевич Мясоедов. Смотрины невесты.
Grigoriy Grigoryevitch Myasoyedov. Viewing a bride.

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