Is it bad that i don't know anything about my own body?!


Question: Is it bad that i don't know anything about my own body!?
i don't know what a "clit" is, a labia, or a hymen!.

i'm a girl, aren't i supposed to know these things!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Most of us are familiar with the different parts of our bodies and have a working knowledge of what they do!. But somehow, when it comes to the area 'down there', nobody's sure about the great unknown!. It's a taboo subject!. You can't ask your parents about it!. Whatever little you know has been picked up from girlie magazines and steamy novels, which are not the most reliable source of information!. And like you, your friends are pretty much groping in the dark!. Read on to find out about that mysterious place between your legs!.

External female anatomy

The entire external sexual area in women is called the vulva!. The soft, fatty pad of the female external anatomy covered with pubic hair is called the mons veneris or Mount of Venus!. Pubic hair begins to grow around the age of 12 and varies in colour, texture, and density!. In some women, the hair extends up to the navel!.

The labia majora are two soft folds of outer skin covered in hair that cushion and protect the vaginal opening!. The labia minora are small, sensitive lips just inside the labia majora!. They become engorged when a woman is aroused, providing a tighter grip around the penis!.There are glands in the labia minora that secrete a small amount of fluid during sexual arousal!.

If you pull the labia majora apart with your fingers, you will see the clitoris at the top of the folds!. It is a small rounded piece of tissue that is very sensitive to sexual stimulation!. It becomes stiff and enlarged when a woman is sexually aroused!. Touching other erogenous areas of the body like the breasts and the neck can also result in the erection of the clitoris!. Directly below the clitoris is the urethral opening through which you urinate!.

The hymen, the guardian of your virginity, is a thin tissue-like membrane that partially covers the vagina, leaving a small opening for vaginal and menstrual discharge!. Some women are born without hymens; some hymens tear during sport activities like riding and bicycling or when women have sex for the first time!.


Internal female anatomy

The vagina is an elastic tunnel about 3-5 inches long that connects the cervix to the outside of your body!. It performs serves several functions: the menstrual flow passes through it; so does sperm on the way to the uterus; this is where the penis is inserted during intercourse and it also serves as the birth canal during childbirth!. The length of the vagina does not affect ease of delivery or the degree of sexual enjoyment!. Since the entrance to the vagina is more sensitive than the back, the length of your partner's penis doesn't make a difference!. In other words, size doesn't matter!.

If you insert your hands into your vagina, you may feel something hard and dimpled!. This is the cervix, which is the mouth of the uterus!. It is very small and will not allow a penis, a finger or a tampon to enter, but it can stretch enough to let a baby through at the time of delivery!.

The uterus is a muscular organ about the size of a fist!. This is where the foetus grows for nine months during pregnancy!. The contraction of the uterine muscles in a pregnant woman marks the beginning of the birth process!.

There are two openings at the upper end of the uterus that lead to a pair of fallopian tubes!. This is where the sperm, after surviving the journey through the vagina, cervix and uterus meets the egg and fertilizes it!. The inside of the tubes is lined with microscopic hairs that help the fertilized egg on its journey to the uterus where it becomes embedded in the uterine lining!.

The ovaries are a pair of almond-sized organs located on either side of the uterus adjacent to the opening of each fallopian tube!. The ovaries produce eggs and the hormones estrogen and progesterone!. Normally, an egg is released once every month and travels down the fallopian tubes into the uterus!. If it is fertilized, it is implanted in the uterine lining!. If it isn't, it will be discarded in the menstrual flow!. That is why one of the signs of pregnancy is a missed period!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no
but on channel 4 catch up
watch the sex education show vs pornography
ask your mum, tell her you want to no more about your body
i didnt no anything about my body before i watched this,
now i have, i no more, and i feel happier about my body
i would defiantly watch it, though there is nudity, but its worth itWww@Answer-Health@Com

channel 4 catch up:
http://www!.channel4!.com/programmes/the-s!.!.!.
the one on monday is all about female bodiesWww@Answer-Health@Com

Go easy on yourself! Theres no rule book that says you should know all these things! Your smart enough to ask, and your on the web in Yahoo, so be smart enough to look in a dictionary, search for web sites like Web MD, for your answers!. If you have a Mom your close enough to, have a serious talk with her, or maybe a close girlfriend!. If this is all to embarasing, and talking to a stranger would help, go see a professional Sex Therapist!. They can explain all the parts and how they work!. I suspect you know how they work without realizing what they are, but its O!.K!. Just follow the advice, but always, always with someone you know well and trust, or a professional in the field!!
Sincerely Red!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Common sense!!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's fine!. they're just medical terms mostly!.

Arm and Leg are just more common examples!.!.
We had a sex ed class in 8th grade so you became framiliar with such terms!. Don't worry, and if you wanna know ask a doctor or parent!. You could look it up on the internet but you may come up with some bad sites so be careful!Www@Answer-Health@Com

no its perfectly normal!.!.!. but it is good to know about your body so try looking it up!.!.!. gurl!.com is a good place to start and there is nothing wrong with checking yourself out in a mirror or anything!.!.!. its your body so theres no need to feel ashamed about looking at yourself!. best of luck and i hope you find out all you need to know! :)Www@Answer-Health@Com

well you know the names of these things that is a start!. Now all you have to do is google those names!. There are many informative websites and pictures too! So then you can know!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

We are so lucky to be born in an age where knowledge is just a click awayWww@Answer-Health@Com

you definitely should educate yourself

it is dangerous not to know how your own body works

look up these web sites

http://www!.beinggirl!.com

http://www!.scarleteen!.com/article/body/a!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It's okay, I'm a guy and I don't know what the "penis" is, even though I somehow know enough to associate it with my body!. It's probably that lump in my throat, right!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

Guess what, whole generations of people managed to live their lives without that particular knowledge!.

If you want to know we have this thing called a dictionary!. Work wonders for definitions!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

nope its not tbh most girls dont no the technical
words as theres so much slang at the moment
actually tonight at 10pm theres a programme called
Se*x Education v Por*nography
its not disgusting it just teaches teenagers in schools
what things are!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If it were caveman days you would have to bend your head in between your head to see all that so i wouldn't be too hard on yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

They teach you all about the labia in development classes in school!. Yes, you should know what those things are!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can use them names and research it up on google try thatWww@Answer-Health@Com

bad!? no, pitiful, yes!. don't you think you owe it to yourself to find these things out!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

RNWww@Answer-Health@Com

You need to get informed answers, and yes, you should know more about your body!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

only if you stayed awake in health class in middle school or your parents bothered to teach you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Don't feel bad!. Neither do I!. My professor today told us we'd be surprised how many of us girls know very little about our own bodies!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Ask your mum, or google the words!. And yes, you should know about your body!.Real question !?Www@Answer-Health@Com

okay obviously you do know these things or else you wouldnt know that they were apart of the female anatomy!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Be + curious & search by urselfWww@Answer-Health@Com

so look it upWww@Answer-Health@Com

Ok young man - you are late for April Fool!.!.!.!.!.!.
And quit taking up space on this websiteWww@Answer-Health@Com

that's alright, I don't know where the pee hole isWww@Answer-Health@Com

look them up on the internetWww@Answer-Health@Com





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