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5 Surprising Facts You Need to Know about a Female Body

did you know that the clitoris is literally exactly like the penis in men I'm Dr Rena Malik urologist and pelvic surgeon and today we're going to be talking about five things I bet you didn't know about female genitalia if you're new here I make Urologic and Sexual Health content each and every week so make sure if you like what you see you subscribe and share this Channel with your friends so the first thing I bet you didn't know is that the clitoris is like the penis in fact they are homologs which means embryologically the clitoris and the penis were the exact same thing in the fetus and as they differentiate into a female and a male fetus they then develop a clitoris or a penis and they both have the exact same structures essentially they have corpora cavernosa which fill and expand with blood when aroused and they extend in size in fact for a long time people thought that the clitoris had about 8 000 neurofibers a recent study published by the Oregon Health Sciences University looking at clitoral tissue under microscopes found that it has an average of 10 10 000 neurons in the clitorisk meaning that is highly sensitive and probably the only organ that's ever been identified that's made purely for pleasure purposes that brings us to number two the clitoris has a foreskin this is called the clitoral hood or prep use and it's actually there to protect the clitoris from infection or irritation it's very similar to the foreskin of the penis in fact sometimes that prepuce or clitoral hood can develop inflammation from oil buildup or dead skin cells and cause pain discomfort or even adhesions between the clitoris itself and the hood this is kind of similar to what we'd call smegma in men which can be uncomfortable and make erections and Pleasures sometimes difficult in women this can sometimes have no symptoms at all or other times it can be painful around the clitoris or when someone touches the clitoris or it can make it more difficult to achieve orgasms in patients who have these problems there is an in-office-based procedure called clitoral adhesiolysis that can be done to free the glands of the clitoris from the hood itself and while this is not a highly studied area in a study of 41 women the responses after this procedure were actually quite good 76 percent reported Improvement in pain 63 reported Improvement in sexual arousal overall the large majority were really satisfied with sex after the procedure and with their decision to have the procedure number three the labia Menorah or the inner lips of the vagina can vary person to person the labia Menorah are kind of like a fingerprint they come in all different shapes colors sizes thicknesses and they're unique to you just like your fingerprint not everyone looks alike in fact many of the images you see on pornography are digitally mastered to make them look a certain way many women can have labia minora that protrude outside the outer lips or can even be asymmetrical so they have one that's longer or they have more on one side than the other interestingly during arousal the labia Menorah can grow up to two to three times larger than usual and they can also change color they usually change from a pinkish color to an intense red color right before orgasm and good news is all these changes are just temporary after sex these things go completely back to normal number four the vagina increases in width and length when preparing for sex the walls of the vagina send signals to the brain telling it hey we're ready and a couple things happen your body starts producing lubrication in the vagina and also the vagina increases in width and length in the non-arouse state the vagina is about three to four centimeters wide and eight to nine centimeters in length however this can increase in up to twice its size to be ready to accommodate a erect penis and after sex it all goes back to normal so there's no such thing as getting a loose vagina from having sex your body is extremely adaptable and malleable and lastly the vagina is self-cleaning and has its own bacteria the vaginal environment is very protective in fact because of the estrogen in the vagina the vagina typically creates an acidic environment it also has very special bacteria that help protect the vagina's microbiome this helps prevent infection and prevent any bad bacteria from entering the vagina if you're suffering for a recurrent yeast infections or bacterial infections or even recurrent urinary tract infections it's typically a sign there's something abnormal in the microbiome in fact a very easy treatment for prevention of recurrent UTIs is using vaginal estrogen particularly in women who no longer make enough estrogen like those who are post-menopausal have had surgery or on medications that reduce their estrogen it's really important not to clean inside the vagina your vagina does it itself so things like douching are really not recommended and if you want to clean down there you want to take soapy water and let it run down the outside and only clean the hair bearing areas the vagina will take care of itself it doesn't need to smell like flowers or roses or vanilla or candy or anything like that it has its own smell and it is perfect just the way it is alright guys I hope you all found this very helpful as always remember to take care of yourself because you're worth it [Music] good foreign [Music]

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