The hymen is a thin piece of mucosal tissue that surrounds or partially covers the vaginal introitus. A small percentage are born with hymens that are imperforate and completely obstruct the vaginal canal. It forms part of the vulva and is similar in structure to the vagina.[1][2] The term comes straight from the Greek, for 'membrane'. In children, a common appearance of the hymen is crescent-shap
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