Re: vaginal stretching
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:31:09 -0600 (CST)
Connective tissue stretches. It's cool... kind of like a miracle that
I have the honor to witness on a daily basis.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
Dr. M
At Sun, 30 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote:
>
>Of course, I have many fears of my first labor. One in particular is
>how in the world my vagina will stretch and become the birth canal. You
>know the "ring of fire" people talk about? I get that when I insert a
>tampon!!! And if I go for a while w/out sex, once I do it again, it
>might as well be my first time! I am a small-framed person, but not that
>small, so I don't know why I'm so "tight". It has been 20 wks since we
>have had penetration sex, so I have had to stretching excercises! Now,
>please tell me, if a tampon barely fits, how is a human body supposed
>to??? Sorry for my fears.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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