HYMENOTOMY

Hymenotomy is a procedure during which the patient’s hymen is removed. It is usually performed on medical grounds. In some cases the patient’s hymen is very hard to brake which makes the sexual intercourse very difficult. It is also performed on a patient’s special request (for personal reasons such as fear of pain and bleeding).

Procedure description- an overview

The procedure is performed under local anesthesia. The duration ranges from 10 to 20 minutes. The hymen is excised through an incision. All excessive parts of the membrane located on the wall of the vagina are removed. During this procedure absorbable sutures are used.

Preoperative recommendations
 
The treatment is preceded by a consultation visit. The following tests must be performed (it is possible to conduct them on-site):
 
- blood group
- morphology
- urine analysis
- coagulation blood tests - APTT, INR, PT
- ECG after the age of 40
- HBS antigen
- electrolytes
- blood sugar level

Patients are not allowed to take neither aspirin (including its derivatives e.g. Acard), Vitamin E nor any cough and anti-flu medicine for the period of two weeks before the procedure. Thus these kind of drugs adversely affect the bleeding process.

Please limit smoking to 3-4 cigarettes a day 3 days prior to surgery.

Please inform the doctor about any infections that took place two weeks prior to surgery.

Patient should remain six hours of fasting (no eating or drinking) before the surgery.

 Postoperative Period

This procedure is performed on an out-patient basis. A follow up visit should take place after about 7 days. Patients regain their total sexual activity after 4 weeks.

Scrupulous adherence to the recommendations described is a key operative for a rapid recovery and significantly affects the final result of the surgery.