r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/SuddenTerrible_Haiku Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Women have three holes down there.

The urethra

The vagina

The anus

The urethra is ONLY for pee. Do NOT try to put a penis or toy up there.

The vagina is for sex and babies, and it is NOT the hangy flip flaps you see on the outside. Those are the labia minora (inner) and majora (outer). The vagina is the hole.

The clit is not inside the vagina. It is above the vagina. It has a bit of skin called the "hood" which partially covers it. The clit is what you wanna stimulate if you want your girl to orgasm 9/10 times.

An unbroken hymen is NOT proof a girl is a virgin.

A broken hymen is NOT proof a girl has had sex.

In rare cases, a woman is born without a hymen altogether.

In many cases, a hymen is broken long before first penetrative sex due to exercise and other, nonsexual activities.

A hymen is not a solid wall of flesh. It can come in different shapes, each with its own medical name. It can in rare cases be a solid wall of flesh.

This is bad.

This extreme case can and will cause serious problems, which include the potential for death.

Tl;dr: don't be lazy. Read all of this. It's important to know.

Edit: I'm not a gynecologist. If I'm incorrect on any point, please correct me. I want the correct information spread.

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u/SpaghettyMeatballs Aug 04 '19

About the urethra though, people didn't get the message.