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Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Anatomical question -- part that 'shouldn't be there'?

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:35:43 -0500 (CDT)


AD7

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At Tue, 18 Mar 2008, AD7 wrote: >
>Dr. von Almen,
>
>Thank you very much. Interesting, I hadn't thought of the possibility.
>(I would have thought the hymen is somewhere deep inside.)
>If it is a hymenal remnant, would it be found right at the entrance, or
>deeper?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>--
>AD7.
>
>At Tue, 18 Mar 2008, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>>
>>AD7
>>
>>This sounds like a hymenal remnant. Some women have them, some do not.
>>It can be removed, talk to your gyn about it...Dr. von Almen
>>
>>At Tue, 18 Mar 2008, AD7 wrote:
>>>
>>>This will be hard to explain. I think my vagina has a part that should
>>>not be there. There's a sort of 'thread' kind of blocking the entrance,
>>>like a bar before a window.
>>>
>>>In daily life this is no problem at all. Occasionally when I'm trying
>>>to pull out a tampon it gets stuck there, and I have to pull the
>>>'thread' aside to take it out. If I stretch the 'thread' too far, it's
>>>painful, but if I don't stretch it, I don't really feel it.
>>>
>>>When having sex it is painful. Um, it's hard for a penis to enter
>>>without stretching this thread.
>>>
>>>I'm quite sure this is not normal, but what can I do about this? Is it
>>>possible to remove this? And if so, how would that work?
>>
>>--
>> Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
>> only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
>> relationship. This information is not intended to supplant
>> the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
>> choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>> ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
>> constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.
>>
>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>>Private Practice
>>New Orleans, La.
>>

--
 Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
       only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
       relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant
       the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
       choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
 ** Private emails cannot be entertained due to time
       constraints; consequently, they will receive no response.

William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG Private Practice New Orleans, La.






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