vulva

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In the womb, they will develop a male anatomy until the final stage of growing a penis - and when they are not able to, then they’ll start developing a vulva and a clitoris.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024

A 2014 survey by British charity The Eve Appeal found that one-third of young women avoided going to the doctor for gynecological health issues, and 65 percent struggled to say the words vagina or vulva.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021

I am an 18-year-old person with a vulva, and I have no interest in having sex with other people, partly due to gender dysphoria.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021

Dr. Megan Evans, MD, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Tufts Medical Center, said the ingredients that are often used in bath bombs can cause "irritation and inflammation to the vulva."

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2021

The mucous membrane, or the lining of the vulva and vagina, in little girls is very tender, and therefore very readily subject to infection.

From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.