Re: abnormal size
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:57:31 -0500 (CDT)
There are vaginal dilators available to assist in doing this. Your
doctor can help you to acquire them in that regard. If this is
unsuccessful or unacceptable to you, there is a procedure call
"hymenectomy" to remove the tissue causing the "smallness".
HSM
At Mon, 14 Aug 2000, caridad wrote:
>
>I am a virgin, and in light of my upcoming marriage, I made a visit to
>the gynecologist. I was told that the opening to my vagina is
>abnormally small, and that if manual stretching was not performed, I
>would have to have stitches after our first night. I have tried
>stretching, but it is quite painful. What is the safest way to follow
>her instructions?
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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