What does hymenal atresia mean?

The so-called hymenal atresia is usually a common type of female genital developmental abnormality in women who have not had sex and develop a hymen with no pores at all, which leads to periodic pain in the lower abdomen during puberty when menstruation occurs, and this pain gets progressively worse.

Under normal circumstances, the hymen is located at the junction of the external vaginal opening and the perineum, and is a thin film-like tissue. At the same time, the hymen has small pores, which may be semicircular or may become pore-shaped, but there are corresponding pores, so that after menstruation, menstrual blood will flow from the hymen hole. However, in women with hymenal atresia, because there is no pore in the hymen, the menstrual blood cannot flow out of the vagina when menstruation occurs, so the menstrual blood will accumulate in the vagina and even in the uterine cavity. Therefore, for women with hymenal atresia, once discovered, surgery should usually be considered to cut a small hole in the hymen to allow menstrual blood to drain.

Consider making an x-shaped or circular incision in the hymen so that when menstruation occurs, the blood will flow out of the incision and the pain will no longer be present.