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Female genital mutilation is carried out in thirty countries in Africa and Asia with more than 200 million girls being affected, and some women (as of 2018). [131] Nearly all of the procedures are carried out on young girls. The practices are also carried out globally among migrants from these areas.
Private Parts is a 1997 American biographical comedy film produced by Ivan Reitman and directed by Betty Thomas. The film is an adaptation of the autobiographical chapters from the best selling 1993 book of the same name by radio personality Howard Stern, developed from a script by Len Blum and Michael Kalesniko. It follows Stern's life from ...
The term vagina is from Latin vāgīna, meaning "sheath" or "scabbard". [1] The vagina may also be referred to as the birth canal in the context of pregnancy and childbirth. [2] [3] Although by its dictionary and anatomical definitions, the term vagina refers exclusively to the specific internal structure, it is colloquially used to refer to the vulva or to both the vagina and vulva.
An intimate part, personal part or private part is a place on the human body which is customarily kept covered by clothing in public venues and conventional settings, as a matter of fashion and cultural norms. Depending on the culture, revealing these parts can be a legal or religious offense.
The amputated parts might be placed in a pouch for the girl to wear. [48] A single hole of 2–3 mm is left for the passage of urine and menstrual fluid. [ j ] The vulva is closed with surgical thread, or agave or acacia thorns, and might be covered with a poultice of raw egg, herbs, and sugar.
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In many cultures and locations all over the world, the labia, as part of the genitalia, are considered private, or intimate parts, whose exposure (especially in public) is governed by fairly strict socio-cultural mores. In many cases, public exposure is limited, and often prohibited by law. [15] [16]
A French author and anatomist, Charles Estienne undertakes anatomical dissection on a massive scale. He publishes all of his findings in his book Dissection Des Parties Du Corps Humain, which translates to Dissection Of The Parts Of The Human Body. Estienne’s findings in regard to the clitoris are anatomically incorrect and fundamentally flawed.