Vagina

vagina. During sexual intercourse, the penis penetrates the vagina, and in the course of childbirth, the vagina also serves as a birth canal for the baby. The vagina experiences several transformations during pregnancy and childbirth. The vagina also experiences different changes as a result of age, diet, and activity. Each vagina may vary significantly from …

Overview of the Reproductive System: People with Vaginas

Note: This article was previously titled ‘An Overview of the Female Reproductive System.’ We have changed the language from ‘female’ to ‘people with vaginas’ in the title and throughout the article to be more inclusive, as not all people who identify as women or female have vaginas and not all people with vaginas identify as …

Penile - Vaginal Sex

Sexual intercourse refers to the penetrative sexual act in which a male’s penis enters a female’s vagina. Sexual intercourse can also be called coitus, copulation, penile/vaginal sex, or P/V sex. Sexual intercourse can only occur if both partners have clearly consented to the act. If penetration occurs with a non-consenting …

A Guide to the Vaginal Ring (NuvaRing®)

… ®, is a soft, flexible ring that is inserted into the vagina once a month for three weeks to prevent pregnancy.

Table of Contents

How Does the Vaginal Ring Work?Effectiveness of the Vaginal RingVaginal Ring InsertionSex with the Vaginal Ring AdvantagesDisadvantagesConcluding Remarks
How Does the Vaginal Ring Work?

The vaginal ring is a form …

Transition and Gender Affirming Surgery

Transition is the process for trans individuals to express their internal gender identity outwardly through emotional, social, or medical means. Gender dysphoria is defined as strong negative feelings such as distress an individual experiences when their sex assigned at birth does not match their social and psychological identity.1 Keep in mind that there is …

Foreplay

… to become sexually aroused faster than women, many women need more time and want to be kissed and caressed through foreplay to help create lubrication in the vagina and to help increase blood flow to the genitals.¹ However, foreplay can also be very pleasurable and valuable to men as well. Partners should communicate with …

Bacterial Vaginosis

… Doctors and researchers are not completely sure what causes BV or how some females get it. It is linked to an imbalance of healthy bacterias in the vagina, and is often caused by gardnerella vaginalis, the most common type of bacteria in your vagina.1 Certain activities such as douching, acquiring a new sexual partner …

A Female’s Guide: How to Optimize Your Sex Life

The topic of female sexuality has progressively become more accepted in modern society, but there are many regions throughout the world where it remains heavily stigmatized. The sexual revolution of the Western world has primarily focused on female reproductive health and rights, but the topics of female sexual desire and pleasure have also steadily gained …

When to Lose Your Virginity

… accepted, the definition of sexual intercourse is being defined in broader terms.1 It is no longer restricted to the heterosexual definition of a penis entering a vagina (penetrative sex), but it now includes the penis entering the anus (anal sex) and more (oral sex and manual stimulation). The modern-day definition of virginity (and …