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As you hopefully know, doctors think that masturbation is a normal, healthy way to give yourself sexual pleasure and release. So even if they did know you masturbated, it wouldn’t be a problem. There is generally no way to tell whether someone has masturbated or not. Neither fingers nor a vibrator leave marks on the body, unless the rubbing has been strong enough to injure the clitoris or the tissue surrounding it. You would know that, because the area would be tender. In that event, the tissue may be a bit red for a day or so, and a doctor might notice that if you had an exam during those couple of days.
Some girls and women enjoy using something shaped like a penis when they are masturbating. They may use it to rub their clitoris, or they might put it, or their fingers, into the vagina. If you have never had sexual intercourse, the thin tissue at the opening of the vagina (called the hymen) might be torn if you forced anything through it. Again, the tissue would be injured, there would be a little bleeding, and it would take several days for the wound to heal. So a doctor might notice this too if you are examined at that time. But it’s not common for a girl to injure herself this way, because it hurts enough that she stops before pushing further. Even if an object had torn the hymen, I doubt that many doctors would notice much after it had healed. After all, using tampons can also tear the hymen and/or enlarge its opening.
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The Truth About Masturbation
Posted 9-4-03
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