In 2019, researchers gave a short sex ed-style quiz to 2000 adults in the UK. These data scientists asked participants to look at an anatomy chart and label the clitoris, labia, vagina, and urethra.

Vulvar anatomy contains several structures, such as the labia, vaginal and urethral openings, and clitoris. Sometimes, the external genitalia are also called the pudendum.

Key takeaways: Only 9% of adult men and women correctly labeled external female genital anatomy. The lack of education on female anatomy can impair health outcomes in patients with diseases such ...

In 1895, anatomy officially recognized a pudendal region in both men and women. But 60 years later, only the “pudendum femininum” — the female shame part — was still listed.

The world could put a stop to female genital mutilation (FGM) within a generation, international leaders and campaigners say. (This report contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved ...

The world could put a stop to female genital mutilation (FGM) within a generation, international leaders and campaigners say. (This report contains graphic descriptions of the practices involved ...

I saw vulvas. Vulvas! Vaginas are specifically the inner workings of the female genitalia, while the vulva is the woman's visible outer genital organs. In short, I was staring at lots of vulvas. Lots ...