Our intimate area is made up of many marvellous parts, but can you name them? Many of us ladies aren’t as familiar with our anatomy as we would like to be, especially when it comes to our private parts. There’s no time like the present for a quick multiple choice test to see how much you know. Put your knowledge to the test in our interactive quiz.
So what’s it called?
Your vulva comprises all the external organs of your intimate area – including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the external openings of the urethra and vagina. It’s often confused with the vagina – which is actually inside your body.
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Your clitoris has thousands of nerve endings – more than any other part of your body – and its primary purpose is to make you feel good.
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Latin for ‘major lips,’ the labia majora is the vulva’s outer lips and the first line of defence against the outside world – protecting the softer tissues underneath.
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The clitoral hood is a fold of skin that protects the sensitive clitoris but – aside from protecting the clitoral glands – it stimulates pleasure.
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These little organs produce and store eggs that are either fertilised by sperm or flushed out during menstruation. They also produce hormones, including oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone that control things like your period and pregnancy.
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This small opening – where urine comes out – is right below the clitoris. It's hard to see and you can't really feel anything there. Many young women think the clitoris is actually the urethra but don't be fooled.
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The cervix divides your vagina and uterus and its purpose is to let menstrual blood out and sperm in. It's also the part that dilates before a woman gives birth.
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Located right below your urethral opening, the vagina is a tube that connects your vulva with your cervix and uterus. It's where menstrual blood leaves your body, and where babies pass through during childbirth.
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Labia minora are the inner lips that protect the vulva from dryness, irritation and infections. They often come in a variety of shapes, sizes & skin shades and are as unique as our fingerprints.
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After an egg is released from the ovary, it makes its way down one of two fallopian tubes towards the uterus where it can be fertilised by sperm.
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Also known as the womb, the uterus is a safe home where a future baby (should you choose to have one) will live for nine months. It sheds its lining every 28 days(ish) – when there's no pregnancy – otherwise known as getting your period.
And more importantly how did you do measure up against everyone else?
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“I personally would recommend using a pH-balanced wash to ensure you are cleaning your vulval skin thoroughly without disrupting your natural pH-balance. Using water alone will not harm the intimate balance however many women also want the added benefits of cleansing, soothing and moisturising the skin.”
pH-balance is a measure of how acid or alkali something is. The skin on your body has a pH-level of 5.5. However, the pH-level of intimate skin is closer to 4.5.
If the pH of intimate vulval skin changes (making it less, or more, acidic) it can cause irritation, or – in some cases – cause bacteria and can multiply, resulting in infections such as bacterial vaginosis or thrush.
