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The little-known gynaecological cancer with a link to HPV.
All the things you wanted to know about your genitals but were too afraid to ask.
To have a chance of making a positive impact on how adult women feel about their genital appearance, we have to reach them as adolescents.
An ad alluding to the vulva is sparking controversy, but there are few objections to phallic symbols. What explains this difference in treatment?
While we can’t tell you what to do with your body, we can give you some information to help make an informed decision about shaving your pubic hair.
And it needs to wholeheartedly attack the foundations of western philosophy.
Some doctors’ websites give the impression that women’s genitals that diverge from the “ideal” need surgery. This is nonsense – genitals are as diverse as our faces.
Sex isn’t always straightforward – especially not when you first start ‘doing it’. If you experience pain ‘down there’ after sex, you may need to have a medical checkup.
They’re silly, but the singer’s statement pants are an important comment on female storytelling.
Pop culture has always found something sexy about female fighters, who feature in everything from Sumerian hymns and Greek mythology to the new Wonder Woman film.
Although women like how their genitals look after labial surgery, self esteem and sexual confidence may not improve.
The best way to prevent head and neck cancers, which are more common in men, is to get the HPV vaccine. It’s free for boys and girls aged 12 and 13.
If you’ve ever experienced pain in your vulva, you’re not alone. Around 16% of women will have vulvar pain that lasts for longer than three months. They are likely suffering from vulvodynia.
It is perhaps one of the most controversial debates in sexual function: is there, or isn’t there a G-spot? And if there is, how do we find it?
Did you know the clitoris is a large and complex organ? If not, it’s probably not your fault: in anatomical textbooks, few words and diagrams are devoted to understanding the clitoris.
There are endless euphemisms for women’s conditions and body parts. If you can’t name a body part, how can you seek medical help if something appears to be wrong with it?
New guidelines launched by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners aim to help doctors educate women about the variety of genital appearance and stop them having unnecessary surgery.
I’m big on textures. I won’t eat lychees for example, just in case my tongue accidentally slips inside one. Ditto eggplant and the whole oral exfoliation-thing. And I’d rather wear 46 layers of less-warm…
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor, Head of Body Image, Eating and Weight Disorders Research, Adelaide University
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Paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist at Royal Hospital for Women and Sydney Children's Hospital, UNSW
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Professor of Gynaecology/Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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