While the crux of her new project, Womanhood , is taking pictures of female bodies, the accompanying Channel 4 documentary offers up conversations with trans women, gay women, virgins, older women and young women about pretty much everything to do with the vagina. There is a hideous amount of shame that still surrounds female genitalia. Many of the women photographed and interviewed in Vaginas admit feeling embarrassed or ill-informed about their own bodies. The camera work in Vaginas is exquisite.
What is Vaginal Agenesis?
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Vaginal agenesis is a birth defect that affects few women 1 out of 5, But unless it is fixed, it can make sex and having a baby impossible. It occurs when the vagina does not develop fully. Some girls may have a shorter vagina, a remnant of one, or lack one altogether. It is not uncommon to have other issues in the reproductive tract, such as an absent or small uterus. Also, 30 out of girls with vaginal agenesis will have kidney abnormalities.
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Rewatching an old TV series is the ultimate creature comfort, and Sex and the City should easily land at the top of anyone's re-binge list. Like a fine wine, the seminal series, which debuted back in , only gets better with age—and multiple viewings. SATC has it all: sex, dating, breakups, make-ups, and closetfuls of shoes that cost more than my rent.
Sex is an important part of being in a relationship, but certain types of radiation therapy can cause sexual problems to develop. These problems often happen to women getting radiation to the pelvic area lower abdomen. Managing these issues might involve several different therapies, treatments, or devices, or a combination of them. Counseling can also be helpful.