Vagina

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Her “The Dinner Party” is so dynamic and has so many different parts that all come together to make a bold statement about feminism. The vagina plates, the needlework, the names of the women at each place mat, the names of the women on the floor, the large scale of the work, and even the fact that she has a large female team working on the project with her all come together. Chicago through…

Cervical cancer is one of the leading cancers in women, particularly around women between the ages of 30-45. Cervical cancer is an abnormal growth of cells within the woman’s cervix. If left undetected or untreated, it has the potential of spreading to other parts of the body, eventually leading to death. The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the precursor to cervical cancer. HPV infects cells in the cervix and causes dysplasia that leads to cervical cancer. Picture from American Cancer Society…

Merriam Webster, the definition of intercourse is: “physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia of at least one person” (Webster). In layman terms, intercourse, traditionally, is when a male puts his penis inside a female’s vagina, but this doesn’t answer the question…

treatment for cervical cancer is radical hysterectomy, which is the removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, adjacent lymph nodes, and part of the vagina. Radiation can also be used either alone, or after surgery or chemotherapy. Radiation is delivered by a machine outside of the body, or by radioactive “seeds” implanted in the uterus and vagina. After surgery, radiation is used to reduce the risk of cancer forming again. Side effects of radiation are fatigue, swelling, and skin…

4 Customisation of vaginal cone and its quality control measures 4.1 Introduction Globally one third of the women suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction. Every women experience mild to severe form of pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms at some point of their life. It occurs due to weak pelvic floor muscles which acts a basin for the pelvis and support the pelvic organs. The weakness inevitably occurs during pregnancy, after child birth (normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section) and after…

for playing with “boy” toys. Due to this, I was briefly confused. I didn't understand that girls could play with boy toys and still be a girl. Once I realized that didn't dictate gender. Once I learned the different genitalia, that females have vaginas and males had penises, the fear that I wasn’t actually a girl…

undergoing (Binka, Doku, & Awusabo-Asare, 2017). Symptoms do not begin until the cancer starts to interfere with the lining of the cervix. When the cells become invasive, symptoms can include unusual discharge from the vagina, pain during sexual intercourse, and abnormal bleeding in the vagina, such as bleeding after menopause and bleeding in between periods. Specifically, the vaginal discharge may be thick, watery, and has a foul odor. When symptoms are ignored this could cause the cancer to…

profusely. The resident on the case, Dr. Canby, called for the anesthesiologist for putting the patient under. He then pushed his fist into the vagina to the uterus, to arrest the bleeding. Once the situation was under control, the resident started singing “La Cucaracha” and dancing to his own tunes, all the while his hand still deep inside the patient’s vagina. The author regretfully remembers shuffling his feet and laughing along with the resident, until the anesthesiologist ended their act of…

drug before being born when it was on market, between 1938 and 1971, for expecting mothers. Studies have shown that these women have an increased risk of cancer, specifically clear-cell adenocarcinomas, in their reproductive organs, including the vagina, cervix, and breasts. One of the personal stories told in…