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Women have the right to control matters involving their sexuality including their sexual and reproductive health. Violation of these rights include forced pregnancy, forced sterilization, forced abortion and genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation is the complete or partial removal of a female's external genitals.
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.
Prior to the exam, before the patient is undressed and lying on the examination table or chair, examiners should ask the patient if she has had a pelvic exam in the past and whether she has any questions or concerns about the exam. Women may be concerned about pain, or they may be embarrassed about the examination of sensitive areas of the body.
erectile organ with internal and external anatomy, part of the vulva labia majora: outer folds of the vulva labia minora: are two flaps of skin on either side of the human vaginal opening in the vulva pudendal cleft: vertical fissure between the labia majora starting at the basal point of the mons pubis body of clitoris: anatomical entity
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Extended matching items/questions (EMI or EMQ) are a written examination format similar to multiple choice questions but with one key difference, that they test knowledge in a far more applied, in-depth, sense. It is often used in medical education and other healthcare subject areas to test diagnostic reasoning.
Female ejaculate may result from sexual activity for some women, especially during orgasm. [3] [4] In addition to PSA and acid phosphatase, Skene's gland fluid contains high concentrations of glucose and fructose. [3] In an amount of a few milliliters, fluid is secreted from these glands when stimulated from inside the vagina.
The cervix (pl.: cervices) or cervix uteri is a dynamic fibromuscular sexual organ of the female reproductive system that connects the vagina with the uterine cavity. [1] The human female cervix has been documented anatomically since at least the time of Hippocrates, over 2,000 years ago.