| Hymenotomy | |
|---|---|
| ICD-9-CM | 70.11 |
Ahymenotomy is amedical procedure involving thesurgical removal or opening of thehymen. It is often performed on patients with animperforate orseptate hymen, or other situations where the hymen is unusually thick or rigid such as microperforate hymen. In the case of a female with a hymen without any opening, an opening may be created to facilitatemenstruation. In situations where the opening is extremely small or the band(s) of a septate hymen limit access to the vaginal opening, the woman may elect for hymenotomy to allow for comfortablesexual penetration of her vagina, or to relieve pain or discomfort that occurs when inserting/removing tampons. Sexual intercourse would not normally be adversely affected by a hymenotomy.[1]
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