Research shows that certain women are allergic to certain men but not to others. Don’t get it twisted, we have a lot of ladies who parade with this beautiful orifice in between their legs yet they don’t care to know about the nature and outright way to nurture this beautiful garden God gave us to tend.
Whether you have one or you frequently visit many, there are certain facts you need to know about the female vagina. This information is sex or gender insensitive.
Its for anyone that cares to know about this male pleasure spot. Just the way this sweet orange have a lot of fibres, likewise, the female vagina is lined with bundles of nerves. There are 8,000 nerve endings in the clitoris, while the penis has only 4,000. This is why the tiny area is the most sensitive part of a woman’s erogenous zone. Powerful sensations can spread across a woman’s pelvic area by affecting 15,000 other nerve endings. Read carefully for more information…
Do you know, some companies sell heavy metal balls, such as the Ben Wa Ball, that are used to tighten vaginal muscles. The ball is simply carried around in the vagina.b
The word “vagina” is Latin for “sheath” or “scabbard.” The plural of vagina is vaginae or vaginas.
The vagina begins at the opening of the vulva (from the Proto-Indo-European *wel- “to turn, to revolve,” and is related to walzan “to waltz”) and ends at the cervix (from the Latin cervix, “the neck, nape of the neck”).a,j
While each woman’s vagina is different, the average length of an unaroused vagina in a mature woman is between 2.5-3.0 inches wide and 3.5 inches long. The vagina can expand up to 200% during sexual intercourse and giving birth. this is so interesting, let's be reading.
Inside the vagina is a series of ridges produced by folds of the vagina called the vaginal rugae. They allow the vagina to extend and stretch.
Hair around the vaginal area grows only for three weeks. However, the hair on a person’s head can grow for up to seven years.
The vagina is self-cleaning and, consequently, physicians discourage douching. The vagina has colonies of mutually symbiotic flora and microorganisms that protect against dangerous microbes. Disrupting this balance can cause yeast infections, abnormal discharge, and more.
In a condition called pelvic prolapse, a woman’s vagina can literally fall out and hang between the legs. Pelvic prolapse, however, can often be fixed.
Both sharks and vaginas have a substance called squalene. Squalene exists in shark livers and is also a natural vaginal lubricant.
A 27-year-old woman in 2011 was charged with possession of heroin after 54 bags of the drug were found inside her vagina.k
While rare, it is possible for a woman to develop an allergy to the proteins in semen. This condition is known as human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity. Most cases only involve itching and swelling after sex, but in some cases it can be life threatening.
Research shows that certain women are allergic to certain men but not to others.b
While vaginal discharge can help lubricate the vagina, it is different from the vaginal lubrication produced during sex. The lube comes from special, pea-sized ducts called Bartholin’s glands, which are located around the vaginal opening.
Vaginas (like breasts, knees, and bottoms) can get saggy. Pregnancy, childbirth, age, hormonal changes, genetics, and years of gravity can weaken the supports of the female genital tract, which causes sagging. There are several ways to avoid sagging: 1) Kegel exercises, 2) maintaining a normal weight, 3) avoiding constipation, and 4) not smoking.
Most gynecologists believe that masturbating is healthy and normal because it is safe sex, it releases stress, it is a mood booster, and it helps build pelvic floor muscles. However, there are exceptions. For example, one woman decided to masturbate with a banana. While masturbating, she put the stem side in first and lacerated her cervix, which required a hospital visit and sticthes.
The hymen is named after Hymen, the Greek goddess of marriage, and is the membrane that partially covers the vagina. The hymen serves to project the vagina before puberty. After puberty and once estrogen thickens the vaginal tissue, the hymen serves little functional purpose.
In some cultures, a woman’s clitoris is cut off, the labia removed, and the vagina sewn shut, with the exception of a tiny hole (to allow for discharge). Widely condemned as genital mutilation, this horrific practice is done because it is believed it will make a woman more marriageable by both decreasing sexual desire and to ensure virginity.
Some researchers believe that the G-spot (the Grafenberg spot) lies two to three inches inside the vagina, on the anterior wall (near the belly button), just under the urethra.
While some cultures teach that vaginas are taboo or dirty places, one doctor notes that vaginas have also been celebrated through history and that “reclaiming the power and beauty is immensely liberating. Women, and the sexual distinctions that make us women, are the most powerful creative forces in the world” Additionally, studies show that women who are more confident about their vaginas have better orgasms.
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“Cervix.” Online Etymology Dictionary. 2012. Accessed: October 15, 2012.
Livoti, Dr. Carol and Elizabeth Topp. 2004. Vaginas: An Owner’s Manual. New York, NY: Thunder’s Mouth Press.
Madison, Amber. 2006. Hooking Up: A Girl’s All-Out Guide to Sex & Sexuality. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Publishing.
Mellick III, Carlton. 2006. The Haunted Vagina. Portland, OR: Eraserhead Press.
Rankin, Lissa, M.D. 2010. What’s Up Down There?: Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologists If She Was Your Best Friend. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Griffen.
Romanzi, Lauri. “‘Deseret Flower’: On A Genitally Intact Life.” Women’s Voices for Change: Redefining Life after 40. March 17, 2011. Accessed: September 27, 2012.
Saletan, William. “Vaginal Innard Course.” Slate. February 4, 2009. Accessed: October 14, 2012.
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