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Jennifer Silva Redmond's avatar

Love seeing this one for a second time!

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Alicia Dara's avatar

Ha, thanks! I would love for this word to be in much bigger circulation in our culture :)

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Jennifer Silva Redmond's avatar

I agree about how silly it is to use all the euphemisms for vagina. We are all adults. We can say vagina.

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Alicia Dara's avatar

But actually, there are two different terms, right? Vagina and vulva. No one EVER explained this to me during any part of my sex-ed in high school, nor did any physician during any pelvic exam until I was in my 30s. I hope today's teens are more fluent in female reproductive sex organs than we were!

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Jennifer Silva Redmond's avatar

Yes, exactly right. Every woman needs a real sex education class, or at least a copy of Girl Boner by August McLaughlin.

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Jennifer Silva Redmond's avatar

Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment https://a.co/d/4dLBhXk

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Alicia Dara's avatar

I've heard great stuff about this book, it reminds me of some of what I learned as a citzen lobbyist for Planned Parenthood years ago! Adding to my cart now.

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Shayna Kaufmann's avatar

I love this article! So clever. Invaginate is now one of my new favorite words :-) And lucky you that you had such an informed and communicative doctor.

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Alicia Dara's avatar

If I had known this powerful word when I was a GenX teen it would have changed some things, y'know?

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Shayna Kaufmann's avatar

Indeed!

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