vagina

To insert an IUD, a clinician opens the vagina using a speculum and grips the cervix with a type of forceps, which can cause a sudden, sharp pain.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

One less common symptom of Ebola - which can occur later - is bleeding, including from the nose, gums and vagina, and blood in vomit and faeces.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

PIEZO2, in contrast, is located in sensory nerves in the cervix and vagina.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

"Stacey's disease was incredibly interesting because there was a lesion on the bowel, full thickness through the vagina, which then swept around to the right to take out the right kidney," he explained.

From BBC ● May 1, 2025

Similar changes may be found on the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, larynx, trachea, the uterus, vagina, and rectum.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

UK chain Lloyd's Pharmacy says it's "normal for vaginas and vaginal fluids to have a slight smell, which will vary according to hormones, activity, hygiene and diet".

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023

Dr. Melissa Simon, an obstetrician gynecologist at Northwestern Medicine, explained to Salon via email that making your own tampons isn't advised because the material used for these makeshift tampons is not tested for vaginas.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2022

“Historically, the anatomy and physiology of bodies with vaginas have been neglected,” the journal’s Sept. 25 issue cover proclaimed in blue ink, centering the text on a blank white background.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

Some women lack a hymen, a membrane that partly covers vaginas and can also change as a girl matures due to hormonal change.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2019

Researchers have grown vaginas in a lab, and the organs are working normally in four teenage patients who were among the first people to receive such an implant, scientists reported today.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 11, 2014