What Is the Female Reproductive System? The female reproductive system is designed to carry out several functions. It produces the female egg cells, called the ova or oocytes, which are necessary for ...

Allison Draper loved anatomy class. As a first-year medical student at the University of Miami, she found the language clear, precise, functional. She could look up the Latin term for almost any body ...

If you have a vagina, the outside part of your genitals is known as the vulva. It comprises two sets of skin folds or lips that protect the internal organs of your reproductive system. The outer lips ...

For all the lust and poetic worship that (male-dominated) society has dumped on female bodies over the centuries, an even greater amount of shame has been drilled into women about those same bodies.

Just as many men believe their penises are too small, many women fret that their visible genitals (vulvas) look odd, unattractive, and abnormal. Some opt for cosmetic surgery (labiaplasty) to make ...