The three holes of a vagina

While men do pee out of the penis, women do not pee out of the vagina. There are three holes. Learn to know your anatomy. Get a hand mirror and go to town.

The vagina is many things: the birth canal, the uterus; direct line to the outside world, the actual portal making intercourse possible… and yet, few people even those with the body part know much about it. We do know people get a little skittish about things they don't understand; and the vagina is no exception. For aeons we've tolerated the vagina being portrayed with dangerously sharp teeth ; watched hack doctors place pleasant scents near the vaginal opening to cure hysteria caused by the mythical wandering womb ; even borne witness to the assumption that vaginal spasms merely " interfere with penetration. Yeah… so none of those things are actually real. And although in recent years we've spent some more time as a culture giving this special body part its deserved respect, we're long overdue for a little refresher course on everyone's favorite, warmest place on Earth.

Despite the displays of female sexuality on the Internet, and scantily clad pop stars and models, the word vagina seems to remain taboo. In fact, myths and misinformation seem to surround the vagina. It can't. Sometimes, a woman's entire genital region is referred to as the vagina.

Consider the word vagina. It's often used to describe your ever-elusive lady parts as a whole, but it's actually a misnomer: Your vagina's technically inside of your body that's why an ob-gyn has to use a speculum to see it ; what many women are referring to when they say "vagina" is actually the vulva—your external genitalia. Familiarizing yourself with Ready for vagina anatomy ? Time to dive in.