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I noticed something hanging out of my vagina. it looked identical to a tampon string. i pulled on it but it was actually my skin. i got scared and tried googling. could it be a hymenal tag? is this normal? theres no pain. do i need to go to doctor?

Q: i noticed something hanging out of my vagina. it looked identical to a tampon string. i pulled on it but it was actually my skin. i got scared and tried googling. could it be a hymenal tag? is this normal? theres no pain. do i need to go to doctor?

: A tiny piece of skin coming out of a vagina that is virginal and has never had any objects inserted can be a few things ,skin or a parasite like a pinworm ( which usually itches ) if a person used a tampon it can be the string from a tamopon

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A tiny piece of skin coming out of a vagina that is virginal and has never had any objects inserted can be a few things ,skin or a parasite like a pinworm ( which usually itches ) if a person used a tampon it can be the string from a tamopon

Answered 5/23/2023

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A member asked:

I noticed something hanging out of my vagina. it looked identical to a tampon string. i pulled on it but it was actually my skin. i got scared and tried googling. could it be a hymenal tag? is this normal? theres no pain. do i need to go to doctor?

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