Science Journal

Can Hymen Regenerates After Being Penetrated?

My friend jokingly said to someone we knew that she will destroy her hymen making her not virgin anymore. Then I added that after a few years, she will be virgin again because hymen is a muscle that can be repaired. Then this friend of mine questioned how and I responded with a shrug and told her I just heard it from my other friend who likes science too. She doubted what I have said so I searched about hymen if there is any chance to be healed and prove to her that I am right.

After my research, I sat silently acknowledging how wrong I am and how gullible I am to believe a conjecture without even searching further if it is true. I learned that hymen is a thin layer of tissue inside the vaginal opening. It is stretched or torn when it is penetrated by a penis or any object like tampoon or dildo. But I knew that torn hymen is not a reliable indicator of female virginity because hymen does not only breaks from sexual intercourse, it can also be torn from riding a bicycle, horseback riding, doing gymnastics or everyone's favorite hobby, masturbation. However, I saw a link that caught my attention, "Hymen Restoration Surgery" or Hymenoplasty. It is a surgical process wherein the surgeon will pull back the woman's fibrous tissue together, restoring its original intact. However, I cannot use this notion as my counter-argument that hymen regenerates. It is a weak statement. So, I closed this case and moved on.