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Take a look at your body! (Female) from: http://www.sexualityandu.ca/teens/what-6-1.aspxFemale Sexual OrgansFemale sexual organs are both inside and outside your body. The clitoris, mons pubis, inner and outer lips, and the vaginal opening are outside, and as a group are called the vulva. A lot of people confuse the vulva with the vagina. The vulva is the outside part, and the vagina is on the inside. The shape, look and colour of the vulva differs from one woman to the next. Female Reproductive Organs (Close-up view)Female Pelvis - Side ViewFemale Genitals
Hymen: As fetuses, all females have a membrane that covers the opening to the vagina. Usually this membrane dissolves away before you are born leaving only a small rim around the opening to the vagina (the hymen). In some women, the membrane is only partially dissolved, and there is a partial blockage of the vaginal opening that may make it difficult to insert or remove tampons and may tear slightly to create sufficient space for the penis during the first attempt to have sexual intercourse. |