Sexual Anatomy:women

Question 1

why do women have lower sexual desire than man?

Answer 1

• do a lot of work (at home and outside of it) so they get tired

Question 2

Heteronormativity Theory of Low Sexual
Desire in Women Partnered With Men

Answer 2

heteronomity:
-indequalitable divison of labor
-objetification
-caregiver-mother role to partner
**-gender nomes about sexual initiation
**
results in low sexual desire in women

Question 3

how long is the average orgasm

Answer 3

30 sec

been reported 2min(vulva)

orgasm gap: man are more likely to experience orgasm then women

Question 4

Anatomy

Answer 4

Us and Our Genitals

psychology?

• hang-ups, misunderstanding
• shame, embarrassment, and guilt
• massive diversity
• pornography(not very realistic)

Question 5

Genital Self-image

Answer 5

Attitudes and feelings about own genitals
* How do people feel about their genitals?

most feel positive
but some have mix feelings

Important links to sexual well-being
* Comfort with partner(ex; oral sex)
* Labiaplasty(cosmetic sergery)
* Penis enlargement surgery

Question 6

Anatomy – People with vulvas know where they are and what they do

Answer 6

External Genitals (Vulva)
* Mons Veneris
* Labia Majora
* Labia Minora
* Clitoris
* Vaginal Opening
* Vestibule
* Perineum
* Urethral Opening
* Hymen
Internal Genitals
* Vagina
* Cervix
* Uterus
* Fallopian Tubes
* Ovaries

Question 7

Mons Veneris (Pubis)

Answer 7

the rounded fatty part of tissue where we have pubic hair

acts as a cushion during intercourse, sensitive to the touch it can bring plesure

Question 8

Labia Majora

Answer 8

• large folds
• hide the other parts of the genitals
• protection of the genital
• can bring plesure
• suranded by public hair

Question 9

Pubic Hair

Answer 9

3 theories why we have them

1.traps pheramones(attracts partners)

2.protection from friction during sex

3.shows maturity for possible partners

Question 10

libia minora

Answer 10

• hairless lips that sit inside the labia majora
• join with the clitoral hood
• huge variation in size, shape, symmetry, and colour
• on average, 2 – 10 cm long, protrude 0.5 – 5 cm
• Bartholin glands: lumbrificate
• sexual plesure

Question 11

Clitoris

Answer 11

* clitoral shaft → two corpora cavernosa (spongy tissue)
* glans →** part that is visible**

• clitoral hood → covers the exposed part of the shaft and most of the glans
• highly innervated
• shaft mostly hidden
• average size: 25mm long, 5mm wide, protrude 3- 10mm
• most sensitive part of the genitals
• bring plesure very important can bring orgasm

Question 12

Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation

between infacy and 15 years old

Answer 12

Type 1: Clitordectomy
* removal of the clitoris

Type 2: Excision
* Partial or total removal of the clitoris and inner lips

Type 3:** Infibulation**
* entire removal of clitoris and vulva
* vaginal opening sutured together; small passage left for
menstruation

type 4:all others procedure- pircings

Question 13

Labia Minora – Labiaplasty

Answer 13

• Most popular: labia minora
• other surgeries: vaginal tightening, liposuction of the mons veneris, unhooding the clitoris

Question 14

Vulvar Vestibule

Answer 14

• area inside of the labia minora,
  region around urethra and vaginal
  opening
• vulvodynia:cronic pain in this area

the pain can be proveked during sex for example or not provoked

16% suffer pain in this area for a couple months

Question 15

Urethral Opening

Answer 15

• located above vaginal opening and
  below the clitoris
• for peeing
• urinary tract infections: prone to bacterial infections
  due to proximity to vagina and anus

if infaction is untreated it can become :

• cystitis – inflammation of the bladder

Question 16

Vaginal Opening

or ** introitus**

Answer 16

• lies below, and is larger than, the urethral opening

Question 17

hymen

Answer 17

– fold of tissue that surrounds or partially covers the vaginal opening

variability

Question 18

The Hymen and Virginity

Answer 18

• Evidence of virginity
• No hymen, may tear during exercise, during sexual exploration, during insertion of a tampon
• virginity verification; artificial hymens; hymen restoration
• it is not possible to confirm virginity by examining a hymen!

Question 19

perineum

Answer 19

– skin and underlying tissues between vaginal
opening and anus

Question 20

internal anatomy of the vigina

Question 21

**vestibular bulbs **(clitoris)

theres more to the clirus then just the glans

Answer 21

– erectile tissue, extending down
sides of vaginal opening

• engorge with blood during sexual arousal,
  swelling the vulva

Question 22

Vagina

Answer 22

• fibromuscular tubular tract
• typically 8 to 10 cm deep at rest (3-4 inches)

it acomodates during sex and child birth

• vaginal mucosa: lubrification foems during sexual arousal

Question 23

Lubricants

Answer 23

water-based
+ easy to clean up, safe with all sex toys

– rinse off in water, needs to be re-applied, can contain
glycerin(can cause east infection)

silicone-based
+ doesn’t rinse off in water, lasts much longer without
reapplication, better for anal sex/play

– messy, can damage silicone sex toys, taste, stain sheets

oil-based
+ lasts forever

– can’t be used with sex toys or condoms, really messy and
difficult to clean up

Question 24

association of lumbrification with womens sexual plesure

Answer 24

women recorded when they had sex with lube

2,453 women completed a 5-week internet-based, double-blind
prospective daily diary study in which they were assigned to use one
of six water- or silicone-based lubricants

• Water-based lubricants were associated with fewer genital symptoms compared with silicone-based lubricants
• Use of a water-based or silicone-based lubricant was associated with
  higher ratings of sexual pleasure and satisfaction for solo sex, penile-
  vaginal sex, and penile/anal sex compared to no lubricant use

Question 25

Vagina

Answer 25

* few nerve endings(close to the opening)-thats why clitoris causes more orgasm * microorganisms (i.e., bacteria) that protect * healthy at pH of **4-5** (**acidic**) * discharge * self-cleaning

Question 26

Pubococcygeus (PC) Muscles

Answer 26

surounds the vigena,urethria and the anus **Kegels** * exercise of the pubococcygeus (PC) muscles (muscle floor of the vagina)

Question 27

**G Spot**(Grafenberg)

Answer 27

* soft mass of tissues 2.5-5cm from vaginal entrance * intense sensation; vaginal orgasm * **controversia** one universal structure has not been found to be caused of this extreme plesure but people still feel it

Question 28

*** clitourethrovaginal (CUV) complex**

Answer 28

during the intercorse a bunch of different areas are used together and feels good **urethea,clitoris and the vigina **

Question 29

#Female Ejaculation

Answer 29

* intense stimulation of the G Spot, typically, resulting in the expulsion of fluid from the urethra * 10-40% of females * low-volume versus high volume * Skene’s glands or urin

Question 30

Cervix

Answer 30

* lower end of the uterus * **os** – opening about the size of a pencil **cervical cancer** * HPV - smoking * Gardasil and other vaccines

Question 31

Uterus

Answer 31

* where the fertilized ovum implants * three layers: * **perimetrium** (outside) * **myometrium**(medium/muscler layer,very strong,help with pushing baby out) * **endometrium**(inside,creates mestruam flow)

Question 32

Fallopian Tubes (Oviducts)

Answer 32

passageway for the ova from the ovaries to the uterus * **tubal ligation** – tie off fallopian tubes so ova can’t pass * **ectopic pregnancy** – implantation of the ovum in the fallopian tubes

Question 33

Ovaries

Answer 33

* follicles like capsuls that have eggs inside when ready it bursy * oocytes (ova) * 400 ripened ova over lifetime **produce hormones** * **estrogens (estradiol) **– promotes physiological changes during puberty and control menstrual cycle * **progesterone** – controls menstrual cycle and stimulates thickening (proliferation) of the endrometrium (for pregnancy)

Question 34

The Bum

Answer 34

* **anus** – opening two sphincters: **external** – voluntary control **internal** – typically involuntary * **rectum** – outer-most passage

Question 35

Breasts

Answer 35

secondary sex characteristic: * 15-20 **mammary glands** per breast(man and women have it) * filled with fatty tissue * **areola** *** nipple** * large variation in size, shape, position, hair, etc. * asymmetrical