{"id":9530,"date":"2022-09-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/?p=9530"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:30:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:00:33","slug":"myth-tampons-can-make-you-lose-your-virginity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/myth-tampons-can-make-you-lose-your-virginity\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth: Tampons can make you lose your virginity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tampons have been prevalent since the 1930s and the myth that tampons can make you lose your virginity has been around ever since. Even today, many believe that a girl&#8217;s virginity is confirmed only if she bleeds from her hymen after having intercourse for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s examine this statement and differentiate fact from myth!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.nuawoman.com\/blog\/Debunking-Myth_21.png\" alt=\"Myth: Virginity and tampons\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies show that 10-15% women are born without a hymen or may have a very small hymen. If you are not born with one, it is a futile measure to check it for your sexual status. To substantiate this further, physical activities such as cycling, horse riding and intense workout sessions can also cause your hymen to tear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A girl\u2019s virginity is not something you can hold in your hand or see, but it&#8217;s something we as a culture have decided exists as a social construct. It lives on because of the constant repetition and reminders in our lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no rule that states there is a deadline to \u2018lose\u2019 it, so don\u2019t let society\u2019s ideals hold you down. After all, it&#8217;s your body and you make the rules for it. Whether you decide to use a tampon or not, the decision is up to you alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Through \u2018Debunking Myths\u2019, we acknowledge period myths and expose them with verified facts. Let\u2019s debunk more period myths <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/category\/menstruation\/debunking-myths\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: HealthSite&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tampons have been prevalent since the 1930s and the myth that tampons can make you lose your virginity has been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":9537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_typography_data":[],"_editorskit_blocks_typography":"","_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[226,211],"tags":[40,93,10,52,561],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9530"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9530"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9542,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9530\/revisions\/9542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nuawoman.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}