Why does cherry pop

The hymen membrane thins out and stretches over the years, however, and can be worn away or torn due to strenuous exercise, tampon use, and masturbation.

By the time a woman is ready to have sex, the hymenal tissue's elasticity has widened the whole enough to allow for when the penis enters. So it's not that your hymen breaks or pops, but that it has simply stretched out or torn.

Not only is the phrase "popping your cherry" technically inaccurate, but it has a shaky and uncertain history to boot.

According to New Health Advisor, nobody is entire sure where the phrase "pop your cherry" actually comes from. The first references to "cherry" are found in the 16th century when the word may have referred to the dark pubic hair of a woman.

The more modern version of the phrase became popular in the 19th century, however, when a woman was considered "ripe for plucking" if she was a virgin and her "cherry" was intact. So if the hymen doesn't "pop," where does all that blood come from? Some people with vaginas do experience some bleeding or burning as the tissue stretches usually if the stretching results in a small tear , though not all.

But except in cases of severe trauma or assault, it is generally not the gushing torrents of blood that we often read about in fiction. It is just some stretching that is generally not extremely traumatic or painful if a person is relaxed, aroused, into the activity that is going on, and is with a partner who takes their time and listens.

In rarer cases, there are some people who may have a stubborn hymen that prevents insertion of anything or even more rarely does not allow for the passage of menstrual fluid. For these people, a simple, in office procedure by a gynecologist can solve the problem. In this instance, the hymen is snipped away to allow for comfortable insertion.

So what's the bottom line? If you've been sexually active and have successfully participated in insertive activities with partners, you almost certainly have worn away much of your hymen. I'd guess that you just didn't have the experience that we've been conditioned to expect when one's "cherry pops. If you're worried about your sexual health and your ability to bear children if you desire later, your best bet would be to make sure that you are taking good care of your sexual health right now.

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