Vaglossary
To know is to grow. At least, that’s what we think around here. Check out these terms to build a totally vaginal vocabulary. If you’re not ready to embrace and celebrate your V, you may want to skip the Vaglossary as it contains mature content.
Bartholin Duct
Tiny tubes on either side of your vagina that secrete lubrication in conjunction with the Bartholin’s glands (two pea-sized organs under the skin) when you become sexually aroused.
Bikini
Introduced by French car engineer in 1946, the bikini was named for the Bikini Atoll, one of the islands in the South Pacific where atomic bomb testing has occurred. (“That bikini is da bomb!”)
Chadwick’s Sign
When your vaginal area turns a pretty blue-violet color during the early stages of pregnancy. It’s a sign, all right – that you’re pregnant.
Crowning
When a baby’s head starts to make an appearance during vaginal childbirth, leading to some burning or stinging referred to as “the ring of fire.”
Episiotomy
A surgical incision during vaginal birth to allow room for the baby to make his/her entrance into the world. Hellllo, baby!
Female Condom
How to take safety into your own hands. Designed for a woman, this larger condom is inserted into the vagina and is equally as effective at preventing pregnancy and STDs as male condoms.
G-Spot
Magical, mystical vaginal pleasure point most men never find. No, there aren’t unicorns up there.
Kegel
Vaginal crunches to heighten sensitivity, build pelvic muscle strength, help reduce urinary incontinence and wow your man during sex.
Leukorrhea
The milky stuff you may notice in your underwear during the first trimester of pregnancy. A little annoying, but nothing to worry about.
Menopause
Literally, the “end of monthly cycles,” or the end of fertility in women. And the beginning of hot flashes.
Mucous Plug
Keeps bacteria out of baby’s reach while in the uterus. Toward the end of pregnancy, it comes out and signals the start of labor.
Orgasm
There are two types: clitoral and vaginal. Female orgasms last approximately 20 seconds. (AKA: yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!)
Orgasm Control
AKA edging, peaking, surfing. The technique of holding off on reaching orgasm to extend the state of sexual arousal.
Ovulation
The production and release of eggs from the ovary and the trip down the fallopian tubes to be fertilized. Otherwise known as “baby-making time.”
Vag-terior Decorator
Women who vajazzle, dye their pubic hair, wax, pierce or otherwise decorate their vagina.
Vagedictorian
When a woman has taken care of her vagina all year and her annual OB-GYN exam goes perfectly.
Vagina Dentata
The vagina’s most popular urban myth. In some cultures, stories were told about women with toothed vaginas to caution men on the dangers of sex. To date, no real cases have been confirmed.
Vaginal Prolapse
Like a vaginal “outy.” It usually happens when the pelvic floor collapses as a result of childbirth. (See: Kegel)
Vaginal Rejuvenation
Surgery that tightens your vaginal muscles, often after vaginal birth, to get your vagina back to its youthful shape. May include restoring the hymen. Some agree with it, some don’t, but it does exist.
Vaginitis
What it sounds like: an inflammation of the vagina, caused by yeast or bacteria. Totally treatable.
