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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 most prevalent form of non-consensual genital alteration is that of female genital mutilation. This mostly involves the partial or complete removal of the vulva. [130] 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). [130]
In placental mammals, females have two genital orifices, the vaginal and urethral openings, while males have one genital orifice in the penis where urine and semen exit the urethra during urination and ejaculation. [14] Male and female genitals have many nerve endings, resulting in pleasurable and highly sensitive touch. [15]
Homologous structures in the external genitalia. This list of related male and female reproductive organs shows how the male and female reproductive organs and the development of the reproductive system are related, sharing a common developmental path. This makes them biological homologues. These organs differentiate into the respective sex ...
“There are situations when using the word ‘vagina’ would make sense; for example, if you are referring to the vagina itself — the vaginal canal, the internal part of the genitalia — then ...
The human female reproductive system is a series of organs primarily located inside the body and around the pelvic region of a female that contribute towards the reproductive process. The human female reproductive system contains three main parts: the vagina, which leads from the vulva , the vaginal opening, to the uterus; the uterus , which ...
(Remember, your vagina is located inside of your body, while everything surrounding it is your vulva, or your external genitals.) “For a lot of women, it’s incontinence.” In many cases ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision [a]) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons. FGM prevalence varies worldwide, but is majorly present in some countries of Africa, Asia and Middle East, and within their ...