“A woman is the biggest threat to a man, an evil spirit that leads him astray. She seduces him with what is between her legs. Therefore it should be cut out.” This is a quote from the “life wisdom” of Nasser Al-Shaker Shaker, one of the main supporters of the legalization of female circumcision in Egypt. The barbaric tradition of circumcision of girls is practiced in many countries of the world: in Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, in Africa, South America. According to UNICEF, there are about 125 million circumcised women worldwide, and three million girls are at risk of this cruel ritual every year. The European capital of circumcision of girls has become... London. From the report of the parliamentary commission it follows that in England there are 170 thousand circumcised women, and 65 thousand girls under the age of 13 are at risk of performing the hellish ritual of circumcision. See a photo report from Kenya, where the tradition of circumcision, although prohibited by law, is still practiced.
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1. In theory, the ritual of circumcision of girls in Kenya is prohibited by law. However, in many of its areas this tradition is so strong that no laws can stop this cruel practice, even if it is punishable by imprisonment.
In countries where circumcision of girls is widely practiced, there is a deep-rooted belief that an uncircumcised girl will be promiscuous and unfaithful, and therefore will have no chance of getting married.
In the photo: a girl of the Pokot tribe after the circumcision ritual - she was wrapped in skins and painted with white paint, and now she is being taken home to rest. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
2. All girls of the Pokot tribe must undergo the ritual of circumcision. This is part of the initiation rite, after which the girl becomes an adult in the eyes of the community. Only after circumcision can she get married. In the photo: a young Kenyan woman after the barbaric ritual of circumcision. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
3. According to the UN, more than 25 percent of women in Kenya are circumcised. The law banning the ritual of circumcision, which was passed in 2011, is ignored - especially by residents of poor rural areas. In the photo: girls of the Pokot tribe run to the place where the circumcision ceremony will take place. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
4. “We have always practiced the ritual of circumcision,” says the father of one of the circumcised girls. “Girls are circumcised so that they have the opportunity to get married. This is their entry into adulthood.” In the photo: a young Kenyan woman after the ritual. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
5. The ritual is usually carried out in terrible conditions, using primitive tools - scissors, razors and even broken glass. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
6. Circumcision is not only performed in poor, backward families. Girls from both poor and rich families, daughters of both illiterate and educated people, are subjected to the ritual of circumcision. In Egypt, for example, 99 percent of women in villages are circumcised, and in cities - 95 percent. In Nigeria, most circumcisions are performed in wealthy families.
And although this tradition is often associated with Islam, there is not a single word about it in the Koran. Girls are circumcised Saudi Arabia, in which Islam is considered the most orthodox. In Nigeria, Niger, Kenya and Tanzania, the majority of circumcised girls are Christians.
In the photo: the older women of the tribe are trying in every possible way to encourage the girls to leave the hut and go to the place where the ritual will take place. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
7. “The pain will make them stronger,” the mother of one of the girls told a Reuters reporter. “She will show the community that she can handle pain.” I'm proud of her." In the photo: girls of the Pokot tribe wait for the ritual to begin. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
8. Kenyan authorities hope that tribes will change their attitude towards the tradition of female circumcision. However, they fear that this tradition has too deep roots. “We still have a lot of work to do in this direction,” says prosecutor Christine Nanjala. “Maybe not today, but someday it will end.” The Kenyan prosecutor's office is currently pursuing about 50 criminal cases related to the illegal ritual of circumcision of girls.
In the photo: girls are waiting for the ritual to begin. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS).
9. The Pokot tribe gathers around a fire to take part in the ritual of circumcision of their girls. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
10. In the photo: a girl cries after undergoing the circumcision ritual. In the words of one woman who went through this horror herself: “This pain cannot be described... It’s like taking a knife and cutting off a piece of someone’s body.” (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). Circumcision is the removal of part of the genitals, usually the clitoris, or less commonly the labia. The consequences of this ritual are dire - girls can die from blood loss or infection. Circumcised women are more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections, cysts, infertility, complications during childbirth, and a lack of sex drive.
11. Girls of the Pokot tribe after the circumcision ritual. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
12. In the photo: girls waiting at the hut of a girl who is about to undergo circumcision. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). International organizations and national governments of those countries that consider the ritual a violation of human rights are fighting the barbaric traditions of female circumcision. However, it is difficult to fight traditions without increasing the general level of education among the local population, although, as practice shows, in Europe, where everything is in order with education, this ritual is practiced as if nothing had happened, despite prohibitions and laws, and most often carried out in expensive paid clinics.
13. Girls after circumcision. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
14. After circumcision, according to tradition, Pokot girls are painted with white paint. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
15. A teenage girl has just undergone a terrible circumcision ritual. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
16. Women of the Pokot tribe carry stones on which girls will sit during circumcision. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
17. The ritual of pouring white paint on girls after circumcision. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). 
18. A minute before the start of the ritual. Fear is painted on the girls' faces. (Photo: SIEGFRIED MODOLA/REUTERS). This terrible, barbaric tradition is nothing more than a crime against girls, which does not have any arguments to justify it. Girls are mutilated in the name of a tradition that considers women a threat to men, the habitat of evil spirits who lead men astray... It is an obsession with nudity and sex, and an irrational fear of the “unclean” naked female body. Ignorance and belief in outdated laws and customs.
Often, especially young women, due to their insecurity and sexual inexperience, have complexes about the size of their reproductive organs, in particular, gynecologists often hear complaints at their appointments that, due to the fact that a woman has a small vagina, her partner does not receive proper satisfaction from making love.
Quite often, especially young women, due to their insecurity and sexual inexperience, have complexes about the size of their reproductive organs, in particular, gynecologists often hear complaints at their appointments that due to the fact that a woman has a small vagina, her the partner does not receive proper satisfaction from making love. Let's try to figure out what the normal size of this organ should be, and what to do in cases where a woman really has a very small vagina.
What is the normal size of the vagina in women?It must be said that in its structure this organ resembles a hollow muscular tube, the length and width of which can vary for various reasons. It has been established that at the moment of sexual arousal, as well as during the birth process, the folds of the vagina are smoothed out, thus increasing its overall length.
Normally, in the normal state of this organ it is 7-12 cm, increasing during childbirth to 19 cm! As for the width of the vagina, on average it is 2-3 cm in a calm state, and during sexual intercourse it can increase to 5-6 cm. When the baby leaves the birth canal, the diameter of this organ fully corresponds to the circumference of the newborn baby’s head.
First of all, it is necessary to talk about the individual characteristics of the body. As a girl grows up, all her reproductive organs increase in size, including the vagina. So, closer to puberty (11-13 years) it becomes wider and not so short. However, due to the impact of various external factors on the girl’s body, the growth of the reproductive organs may slow down.
Often, women with small vaginas experience problems with the reproductive system. However, this, as a rule, is the cause of the small size of this organ, and not a consequence.
Also, the small size of the vagina in girls may be due to a lack of sexual intercourse. In most cases, with regular sexual activity, there is a slight increase in the size of this organ.
Thus, it must be said that in most cases, doctors are definitely unable to determine why a girl has a small vagina. In cases where its size interferes with normal sexual life, surgical plastic surgery is performed, which helps to both expand the entrance and excise scar tissue (removal of excess connective tissue structures formed, for example, after surgical interventions on the reproductive organs).
An unemployed blogger from Gomel asked girls to undress for likes on social networks in front of tens of thousands of spectators.
Andrey Burim is eighteen years old. If you go to his page on the social network VKontakte, you will see an ordinary young guy from a provincial town: selfies, pictures of fast food, “it would be summer soon,” reposts from fashionable public pages and songs of progressive trap performers. Behind the cramped walls of Andrei’s apartment lies Belarusian Gomel, but instead it could be almost any city in the CIS - the life of a teenager, give or take, is identical in all latitudes of the former union.
This is probably why Andrey took up streaming, using the nickname MellStroy. This is, in general, a harmless hobby: usually young people turn on the camera, turn on the game, and make faces. Some people succeed better than others, and their hobby turns into a well-paid job - we wrote about people who collected hundreds of thousands of rubles in a couple of evenings of streaming. The Gomel teenager probably dreamed of such a career, but the problem is that fame still hasn’t found a hero, and without tens of thousands of subscribers you can’t earn money. Andrey began to raise the stakes: in particular, in one of the streams he promised to burn a couple of his things if there was a certain number of viewers. The idea failed, but the young man found another way - to undress teenagers live, promising them likes.
It all started with Chatroulette - a video service where the interlocutor is selected randomly. Chatroulette launched the broad career of blogger and Internet artist Dmitry Larin. Andrei apparently dreamed of a similar development in popularity. MellStroy “caught” pretty girls, who were often 14–15 years old, and offered to play a game: if the interlocutor did not answer a simple question (“How old am I?”), then she had to take off some item of clothing. Many refused, but some were not shy and happily exposed themselves to the amusement of Burim and (then) 500–700 spectators.
Over time, something happened to Andrei that he had dreamed of all his life - long-awaited fame. Several tens of thousands of people subscribed to the channel, and the amount of one-time viewers reached slightly crazy figures - 5-6 thousand each. So many. Even top showmen like Khovansky and Mops do not always gather such a crowd at the monitors - for a little-known streamer this is an astronomical result.
Money also came with fame: during the “show”, grateful spectators do not skimp on encouraging the young pornographer with rubles - those same “donations” work. The amounts, by the standards of top streamers, are small - a couple of thousand per hour, after popularity - more, but for not the most prosperous Gomel, it’s quite nothing. And MellStroy itself does not hide the financial side. Here's what he said on one of the streams:
My family is not rich at all. There is nothing to eat. Mother works at a kiosk, father works at a factory. Do you know how much he gets? Five million [about fifteen thousand Russian rubles]. And there are four of us: brother, me, mother and father. I wear sneakers in winter. Thanks to you I earn more than anyone else
streamer MellStroy - about the economic side of creating child pornography
With the growth of popularity, the method of divorce also improved: the guy would find victims even before the fun began, add them to Skype, and then ask them to undress. There is a reward for a children's striptease: Burim promised the girls a lot of likes on social networks, free PR for their Instagram page, and other attributes necessary for the minimal life of a 14-year-old lady. We cannot show full videos from the streams, but here is a clear excerpt from which we can draw a conclusion - we note that almost 17 thousand people watched this with enthusiasm.
He communicates with other teenagers in a similar way:
Or you can put your fingers down and play with your tangerine
streamer MellStroy persuades a child to perform a public striptease
As we can see, Andrei is clearly turned on by his own activities. When another victim swims into his network, the blogger’s pupils dilate, his voice trembles in anticipation, and his hands involuntarily run through his hair - most likely the reason is sweaty palms. The girl takes off her jacket, and the streamer falls into something very similar to ecstasy; The term “pedophile” can now be illustrated with a clear photograph.
The apogee of this story came at the beginning of January: while the Russians were recovering from New Year's holidays, MellStroy undressed children in front of 50 thousand spectators. It only took a little ingenuity, perseverance and one single promise - to shower the victim’s Internet page with likes.
Anyone who has minimal dealings with YouTube is now at a loss: why wasn’t the cunning Gomel resident banned halfway through his glorious journey? Regular videos are even closed for bare breasts, has the administration of the video hosting site really broken into unprecedented tolerance? As blogger Denis AIDEN Merenkov told us, the thing is different:
The fact is that YouTube does not have an automatic filter for live broadcasts. Only if you use someone else’s content, they can shut it down. And since Andrei deleted the recordings after the end of the broadcast, he had nothing to show. Although it is known that several of his channels were blocked
blogger Denis AIDEN Merenkov
It is not surprising that MellStroy chose the streaming platform from YouTube: on a similar service Twitch it would have lasted no more than two minutes - there they can permanently close the channel for accidentally showing panties. A teenage striptease would definitely not pass any control.
But the fame that Andrei tried so hard to seize eventually turned around and spat poison in his face - a truly wide public found out about Burim’s streams.
For the first time, the Melstroy channel was brought into the spotlight by the mentioned blogger AIDEN. It was from his revealing video, recorded on January 17, that a chain wave was launched: the opinions of other bloggers (not a single noisy Internet scandal can occur without this), a video of the YouTuber’s channel, which is positioned as a media outlet about YouTube events. The headliners of the Russian Internet are silent, but they will definitely have their say: the wild story is still splashing around in a hellish cauldron, but is about to spill out. Until this happened, Life asked AIDEN what prompted the young man to do such things.
Of course, this is an attempt to gain an audience in any way. It is known that he initially promised on streams, for example, to jump from the balcony if the required mass of viewers was reached. But Andrey switched from harmless jokes to serious things, undressing young girls
blogger Denis AIDEN Merenkov - about the motivation of Andrey Burim
Here Denis is absolutely right - harmless jokes imperceptibly crossed the line, including the criminal one. Melstroy’s actions can be qualified under Article 343-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus “Production and distribution of pornographic materials or items of a pornographic nature depicting a minor.” In particular, the first paragraph of the article:
Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, Article 343-1
So the deadline looming before the young streamer is real, and this is not our speculation at all. As the press service of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee said, the police have already visited Andrei’s apartment, talked to his parents, seized the computer and are now conducting an examination for the presence of pornography in the videos. The press center also added that Andrey does not work or study anywhere, and has now gone on the run - Burim’s whereabouts are unknown, but are being established.
This, however, does not prevent the streamer from entering social media- at the time of writing this article, Andrey was last on VKontakte on the morning of January 18th. Life tried to contact the blogger, but the Gomel resident avoided questions.
But let’s not forget that there are at least two sides to this dubious story. And if with the one who asks to take off her jacket and screams excitedly, everything, alas, is clear, then for the second one there are questions: why take off this jacket at all?
Let's remember how the Rakamakafo channel gained popularity. That's right - through pranks on tipsy girls. “Fresh-year girls undressed for an iPhone” - a video with this title broke into Russian YouTube, provoking a strong discussion. The formula, once successfully implemented by Sobolev, periodically pops up every September: one of the regional entertainers organizes (usually for the initiation of students) a competition for public undressing, where the main prize is a new Apple phone. The discussion flares up again, girls are shamed all over the Internet (and some real life), but no one will even look askance at the presenters, saying that the guys have nothing to do with it - they just let people be themselves. In the situation with Melstroy, everyone is talking about him - and not a word about the other side.
Please understand correctly: we are in no way defending Andrei. We understand the difference between students and children (even if it fits into a couple of years). But once again: why take off your sweater, knowing that 10-20 thousand people are looking at you right now (the victims usually knew)? Because this disheveled individual, drowned in adrenaline, promised to promote his page on VKontakte? A strange, very strange motivation - and the iPhone in this context doesn’t look so disgusting.
To understand the situation, Life turned to child psychologist Svetlana Prokopyuk:
For children of this age, status is very important - children are ready to do a lot for it. fashion clothes, gadgets, jewelry - all this emphasizes the status. This shameless use of the body as an object of trade may be an attempt by the teenager to get what he wants. It turns out that status is more important than bodily safety. There is one more point - at this age the concept of intimacy is formed: awareness of the body, the boundaries of this body, interest in conversations of this kind appears. And at the intersection of these two processes - the desire to become noticeable in the eyes of others and the development of an attitude towards one’s body - it turns out that status wins: it is more important for the child to establish himself among his peers, and the value of intimacy is lost
Svetlana Prokopyuk, child psychologist
In addition, as Svetlana Prokopyuk told Life, society also has a great influence on a teenager’s behavior. In talk shows, in political and economic circles, there is an emphasis on shockingness, on the desire to do something antisocial. And perhaps this becomes a contribution to the behavior of these teenagers - there is a desire to treat their body aggressively. And, perhaps, the teenager later repents, because he understands that such unlimited offensive use of his body does not lead to good.
It is possible that children are afraid of the committed act because of the end result - when they see their naked body on the screen, which is available to millions, they experience a shift
I remember that Life ended with a prophecy about the main trends of Russian YouTube in 2016: they say, thanks to streaming services, interactivity has come into fashion, and it is still impossible to predict where all this will lead, because the possibilities of YouTube and Twitch are intangible and limitless . The only thing we were sure of was that the site would still throw up more surprises.
The most important thing in this story: the case with Melstroy is only part of the upcoming events that streaming services will dump on us. Since the streamer Karina realized that Twitch can be used in any way, but not for its intended purpose, the very idea of live broadcasts has changed radically - now it is a huge and, we repeat, an unexplored platform for experiments in the widest field. Pug staged the "Running Man" in real life, Burima came up with the idea of a children's striptease. You can treat this with contempt and fear (and these will be the most understandable emotions), but at the moment YouTube is more like Pandora's box wrapped in an ordinary plastic bag: as soon as you scrape off the usual layer and dig a little further, all the demons of the world will immediately fly out and They will show their snout - and, alas, nothing can be done about it. Because at the end of last year there were more than a hundred thousand people paying to beat up the former robber and fanatic, and at the beginning of this year there were more than fifty drooling over a frightened girl lifting her sweater just above her chest.
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Allah asks:
Hello. I am 14 years old. I want to have sex. I inserted the tampon completely, but there were no obstacles, pain and blood too. I have a couple of questions. Please answer them
1. Are these rumors or true? That you can die if you have strong arousal (orgasm) at my age?
2. Do you need rest after the 1st time?
3. My depth is 15 cm, is this normal?
Answers:
Dear Alla, the vast majority of girls your age do not experience vaginal orgasm, so with death it’s unlikely, you can’t die from something that doesn’t exist. And everyone who brags - or deceives or confuses it with the clitoris - these are different things. Rest - individually, depth - normal. However, we advise you to think seriously – are you ready? Read the information on the page, this is already part of adult life, are you ready for this?
The ghoul asks:
Hello. my daughter will turn 2 years old on April 5, 2015, her genitals look like a boy’s, how is it possible, what is this, what should we do and where to go
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Gulya, good afternoon! An in-person visit to a pediatric gynecologist at any regional children's clinic will help dispel your doubts and get answers to your questions. It’s quite difficult to virtually draw any conclusions from your description, and it doesn’t make sense. Don't put off visiting a specialist! Be healthy!
Tanya asks:
I am embarrassed about my genitals. What should I do?
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Hello Tatiana! If your shyness is caused by the presence of some serious abnormalities in the structure of the external genitalia, you need to consult a gynecologist, make a diagnosis and decide on the need and possibility of correcting the defect. If there are no significant reasons for shyness - that is, the external genital organs are developed correctly, according to the female type, and correspond to your age and constitution, then this is a problem of a psychological nature and either auto-training and increasing self-esteem, or face-to-face consultation and treatment with a psychologist will help you solve it. . Take care of your health!
Alexey asks:
Hello, my daughter’s ovaries and mammary glands are enlarged, the doctors don’t know the reason and they don’t give treatment. 2 months ago the ultrasound readings were two or three figures less. Tell me why and what to do? Thank you.
Answers Dyatlova Natalya Renazhanovna:
Hello, Alexey! According to your daughter's manifestations, premature puberty. It can go at different paces, so the girl is being watched.
I recommend checking the levels of the hormones FSH, PRL, Estradiol, TSH. Cyclodion has a very good effect (1 drop for 1 year of life) 1 time per day. In general, the situation requires careful monitoring by a pediatric gynecologist; if hormones are high, you need to take the girl to the pediatric gynecology department in Kyiv or Kharkov.
Only after testing in a hospital setting can precocious puberty be confirmed or refuted.
Health to your daughter!
Katya asks:
Hello! I’m 15 years old, I had it, you can’t call it sex, because I was wearing shorts and he was not. He didn’t go in that deep, I felt it. We did this for three days straight! his penis is 15 cm, he is also 15... I was in shorts! I’m very afraid of getting pregnant (I’m afraid to go to the gynecologist, and I certainly won’t tell my mother.. I’m very afraid. I think about it all the time.. Help me what to do
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Anonymous asks:
Hello. I `m A virgin. I am 14 years old. Yesterday, I foolishly stuck my index finger (after washing it first) into my vagina during my period. But I didn't feel anything. This is fine? I thought it would be nice. And most importantly! Could I have brought the human papillomavirus there? It’s just that I recently received the first of three vaccinations against this virus, therefore, if the virus gets there now, the vaccine will not help me. =(
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Hello! Very few women are able to derive pleasure from simply inserting a finger into the vagina. You could not infect yourself with the human papillomavirus. To be theoretically savvy in issues related to human papillomavirus infection, read the article Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). The battle with the windmill on our medical portal - in it you will find answers to many of your questions. Take care of your health!
Mikhail asks:
My girlfriend began to bleed during intercourse, she says that there is flesh sticking out of her vagina and its end is bloody!! what could this be, please tell me! Thanks in advance
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Hello, Mikhail! During the first sexual intercourse, defloration occurs - the rupture of the hymen, a film that partially covers the entrance to the vagina in virgins. So the “piece of bloody flesh” sticking out of your friend’s vagina is a piece of hymen. For more information about the hymen, defloration and everything connected with them, read the article Hymen: there must be some kind of mystery in a woman! on our medical portal. Take care of your health!
Lika asks:
I have a question: what is the structure of girls under 15 years old?
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Anonymous asks:
Hello! I’m 15 years old. I’ve been masturbating since I was 6 years old. I can’t refuse, I need it at least once every six months. You know, it’s like growing tension that goes away in 5 minutes. A blanket or pillow is enough for me. I’m ashamed to talk about it, but over time, one labia (the right one) has stretched out. The skin from the inside directly comes out over the lip, sometimes it’s even uncomfortable to walk. It looks terrible and can be seen even from afar. When my mother and I were changing clothes, she noticed, although I tried hard to hide it. Well, here I am. Now I’m afraid that in my future life I will simply disappoint my partner. But this is still far away, I don’t intend to do this in the next 5 years. But still, your advice would help me a lot!
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Hello! Unfortunately, masturbation can actually lead to stretching and deformation of the labia minora, and the situation can only be corrected with the help of plastic surgeon. We can’t say anything for sure about the reaction of your future sexual partner, although usually men (especially not very experienced ones) do not pay attention to such details. In the future, when masturbating, try not to irritate the area of the labia minora - act on the clitoris (this is no less pleasant, but much safer in terms of changes appearance external genitalia). Take care of your health!
Dinara asks:
Hello, I have a problem when I was 12 years old, I started masturbating and then I started having some kind of white discharge, I’ve been suffering with this for a year now... What could it be???
Answers Medical consultant of the portal “health-ua.org”:
Hello, Dinara! Details about possible reasons The appearance of unusual vaginal discharge in girls and women is contained in the materials of the popular scientific article Vaginal discharge: norm and pathology on our medical portal. The exact cause of vaginal discharge can only be determined after examination and examination by a gynecologist during a face-to-face consultation. Take care of your health!
Irina asks:
Hello...excuse me, but perhaps my problem will seem stupid to you...I’m 17 years old, I’ve never been to a gynecologist...my appearance of my genitals scares me...and because of this I’m afraid to go to doctor...
Answers Karapetyan Eliz Martinovna:
Hello. The structure of the genital organs, of course, has a certain norm, but there are quite a few variations of this norm. Therefore, their structure is individual. I can’t say what’s wrong with you, since you don’t say anything about the problems that bother you. What exactly scares you? But I can confidently say one thing: you definitely need to go to a gynecologist. This will give you the opportunity to find out if everything is okay with your genitals, and also, if anything is wrong, the gynecologist will help you fix it. Gynecologists exist to help people. You have absolutely nothing to be nervous or afraid of.
Dmitry asks:
Hello, we have been together for four years, for the first half of the year everything was fine, but then my girlfriend started to feel pain when I insert my penis into the vagina and when I caress her breasts, she often says that she doesn’t like it, she even shudders and there is no lubrication without caressing, but when we start making love very very slowly She says that there is no pain anymore and she often gets an orgasm almost always...
Tell me what this is, I’m already tired of this
Answers Minukhin Andrey Sergeevich:
Dear Dmitry, everything you said is quite normal. The preliminary period of sexual intercourse - foreplay, is necessary to prepare the female body for sexual intercourse. For women, unlike men, this period is very important and if a woman is “slowly” aroused, then you need to get used to this idea and conduct foreplay as the woman requires. Try to study your partner, open her up. Find out what she likes, what erogenous zones are most sensitive to what kind of stimulation she prefers, what positions are most preferable.
Caring parents deep down dream of one day becoming even more caring grandparents. Problems that concern the genital organs and reproductive system of a child worry many. You will learn about what synechiae looks like in girls and how to recognize them by reading this article.
Synechiae are called adhesions - fusion of the labia with each other. In the vast majority of cases, the labia minora are connected. However, it also happens that the large lips fuse with the small lips symmetrically.
Doctors believe that this happens due to a physiological lack of female sex hormones at a young age.
It is estrogens that make the labia elastic, dense, and tight. After giving birth, a newborn girl inherits a large amount of estrogens from her mother. It is protected from fusion.
However, hormonal reserves are consumed and not replenished, and by six months, every girl can experience what synechia is. There are many provoking factors. This includes insufficient hygiene, and inflammatory processes that occur in the external genital organs as a result of infection with bacteria, and inflammation that results from irritation skin and mucous membranes in case of an allergic reaction, taking medications, contact with allergens, alkalis, aggressive detergents.
The lips can be partially fused, and this will be a moderate synechia, or they can be a third, half or completely connected to each other. Such synechia will be called complete.
Sometimes this pathology is complicated by inflammation due to the fact that Not only the entrance to the vagina is closed, but also the entrance to the urethra. Vaginal discharge has no outlet and becomes a source of inflammation and a threat to the girl’s entire reproductive system, and urination becomes difficult. This type of synechia is called complicated.
Mild forms of fusion do not require treatment. Complete synechiae and complicated forms should be treated as soon as possible. That is why it is important for parents to be able to detect pathological adhesions, recognize them and consult a doctor in time.
In the vast majority of cases, synechia (or several synechia) is detected during a routine examination by a gynecologist. And all because girls rarely make it clear that something is bothering them, because the fusion occurs unnoticed, it is not felt, the child has no pain or complaints. But attentive parents can and should suspect something is wrong even by minimal changes in the child’s behavior and the appearance of the little daughter’s genitals. It is worth paying attention to the following signs.
With partial (smoothly developing) synechia, the child’s behavior does not change. The fusion process can take several months to develop, very slowly, or it can happen quite quickly. In order not to overlook the pathology, parents should carefully examine their daughter’s external reproductive organs after an evening bath.
With complete synechiae, when the fused labia minora block the urethra, it will be easier for parents to understand that something is wrong with the child. Every time she urinates, the girl will strain, strain, and worry a lot. This form of adhesive process does not cause severe pain, but causes a feeling of a mechanical barrier. Therefore, there will most likely be no screaming, crying or loud “signals” for help.
Moodiness, crying when urinating, disturbance of the baby's appetite, restless sleep in infants - such signs may accompany complicated synechiae. In such cases, inflammation develops - vulvitis or vulvovaginitis, in which the child experiences pain when urinating, almost constant itching and tingling in the area of the labia and the entrance to the vagina.
An older girl may well complain that it “hurts her to write.” There is no way to ignore such complaints. You should not immediately start treating your child for cystitis at home. First, you should carefully examine the girl’s genitals for possible synechiae.
It is best to examine a girl’s genitals in the evening, before bed (after an evening swim). This should be done in a well-lit room. If there is not enough light, then you should use a flashlight. The girl needs to be placed on her back and the genital slit should be carefully examined.
Synechiae look like membranous membranes connecting the labia. The film has a fairly dense texture, it can look stretched - both horizontally and diagonally. In the center of the film you can see a small “seam” - a line along which the fusion developed.
With partial synechiae, fusion of the lower third of the labia minora usually occurs. However, it happens that the upper parts also grow together. Moderate synechiae are not accompanied by any other visual signs.
When the genital fissure is completely overgrown, the film will be clearly visible, and it will not be difficult to discern it. But it will be very difficult to see the entrance to the vagina if it is closed, or the urethra if it is also under the film.
With a complicated form of this pathology, the picture will be much more picturesque. The external genitalia will appear somewhat swollen and red. There may be scratching and small wounds - if the girl was scratching due to itching. Vaginal discharge with vaginitis or vulvovaginitis will be yellowish, white-yellow or purulent, with a rather pungent and unpleasant odor.
If you have problems with urination, the upper third of the labia will look inflamed. The redness will be clearly localized around the urine outlet area.
Synechia on initial stage quite difficult to consider. When full fusion has not yet begun, the adhesive film usually looks like separate threads stretched between the labia.
Parents should be aware that You should not try to tear the film or individual threads with your hands. This will cause severe pain to the child and create a risk of infection of the genitals. The separation of synechiae should be carried out by specialists - with the help of instruments and not without local anesthesia.
A dense opaque film of a bluish or grayish tint, behind which almost nothing can be seen - this is a symptom of a “neglected”, long-standing problem. The presence of inflammation, redness, rash and discharge depends on whether the fusion is complicated or not, or whether it is complete.
Changes in the child's behavior with long-standing synechiae will be insignificant. If something bothered the girl at first, then, most likely, the body has already learned to compensate for the inconvenience, and the baby is cheerful and active - if there is no inflammation in the acute stage.
A pediatric gynecologist can assess the situation, who will examine the synechiae with a professional eye and tell you what and how to do. You shouldn’t be afraid to go to an appointment, because in almost 90% of cases treatment is not necessary. Synechiae will go away on their own when puberty begins.
Just in case, the doctor will definitely take smear samples to determine the pathological microflora, and will also prescribe general blood and urine tests. If inflammation is severe, an ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs may be required.
A diagnosis that includes the terms “complete” and “complicated”, unresolved synechia in teenage girls may be grounds for surgical treatment. However, more often it is possible to solve the problem conservatively, with the use of ointments and creams - even before the girl turns 9-10 years old.
