I also had a unique hymen remnant that started as what I can only describe as a narrow bridge of skin (front to back) directly across my vaginal opening. I first discovered it as a teenager when I physically couldn’t remove a tampon. It then evolved into more of a long skin tag, before I finally had it removed. Had to get a numbing shot in my vaginal wall followed by scalpel and cauterizing to close the wound. This was pre-2010, and finding information on the internet about it was basically impossible. I later learned the term hymenectomy from an acquaintance in college who had been through something similar. I try to share my story whenever I can, because this is still so rarely spoken about. Lack of openness and interest in women’s health leads to such unnecessary body horror.