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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 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.
The breasts are not part of the reproductive system, but mammary glands were essential to nourishing infants until the modern advent of infant formula. Later in life, a woman goes through menopause and menstruation halts. The ovaries stop releasing eggs and the uterus stops preparing for pregnancy.
"By being direct and honest about your child’s private parts and their correct names, ... "I have a girl part; girls have different parts than boys," the user, AshleyMichelle199, tells the ...
10 body parts you didn't know had names. Sydney Levin. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:12 PM. 10 Body Parts You Didn't Know Had Names. ... The lanule is the white, crescent-shaped part of the nail.
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). [129] Nearly all of the procedures are carried out on young girls. The practices are also carried out globally among migrants from these areas.
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]
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.