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English: Detailed photograph of woman's open vulva, clearly illustrating inner and outer labia, pubic hair, perineum, as well as anus Date 23 December 2007 (original upload date)
The mons pubis is a soft mound of fatty tissue in the pubic region covering the pubic bone. [2] Mons pubis is Latin for "pubic mound" and is present in both sexes to act as a cushion during sexual intercourse , and is more pronounced in the female. [ 3 ]
Some women are self-conscious about the size, color or asymmetry of their labia. Viewing pornography may influence a woman's view of her genitals. [6] [7] Models in pornography frequently have small or non-existent labia minora, and images are often airbrushed, [7] [17] so pornographic images do not depict the full range of natural variations ...
Although present in both men and women, the mons pubis tends to be larger in women. [1] [6] Its fatty tissue is sensitive to estrogen, causing a distinct mound to form with the onset of female puberty. [4] [6] [7] [8] This pushes the forward portion of the labia majora out and away from the pubic bone. The mound also becomes covered with pubic ...
A 1996 study by Pendergrass et al. using vinyl polysiloxane castings taken from the vaginas of 39 Caucasian women, found the following ranges of dimensions: [3] lengths (measured using rods): 6.9 to 14.8 cm (2.7 to 5.8 in); widths: 4.8 to 6.3 cm (1.9 to 2.5 in); introital diameters: 2.4 to 6.5 cm (0.94 to 2.56 in)
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