{"id":75551,"date":"2021-01-14T06:34:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T06:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=75551"},"modified":"2023-11-17T07:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T07:45:26","slug":"vulva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/vulva\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The external genital region of the female.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A woman\u2019s external sexual organs, at the opening leading to the vagina.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A female\u2019s external genitals, including the mons veneris, the mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone; the clitoris, the small organ of sexual stimulation (removed in rare female circumcision) between the pubic bone and the urethra; two sets of folded skin, the outer \u201clips\u201d (labia major) and the inner (labia minora); and the opening to the vagina, between the urethra and the anus. During childbirth, the perineal tissue toward the back of the vulva is sometimes surgically cut in an episiotomy, and the region as a whole may sometimes be anesthetized, using a pudendal block.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>External genitalia of the female. The labia majora and labia minora surround the openings of the vagina and urethra and extend to the clitoris.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The female external genitalia. Two pairs of fleshy folds, the labia majora and labia minora, surround the openings of the vagina and urethra and extend forward to the clitoris.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The external genitalia of the female. The labia majora and minora comprising folds of flesh, the latter inside the former surround the openings of the vagina and urethra. The folds extend upwards as an arch over the clitoris. The vulva also contains vestibular glands which provide profuse mucoid secretions during sexual activity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That portion of the female external genitalia lying posterior to the mons veneris, consisting of the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, vaginal opening, Bartholin\u2019s glands.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The external female genitalia encompass various structures, such as the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the vestibule of the vagina.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-91\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The outer portion of the female genitalia, which includes the clitoris and two sets of skin folds known as the labia.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-93\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Conditions impacting the vulva include itchiness, inflammation, skin disorders like dermatitis and lichen sclerosus, genital warts, genital herpes, leukoplakia (which involves raised white patches due to thickened tissue), and cancer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The external genitalia located at the vaginal opening, comprising the labia minora and labia majora.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The external genital region of the female. A woman\u2019s external sexual organs, at the opening leading to the vagina. A female\u2019s external genitals, including the mons veneris, the mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone; the clitoris, the small organ of sexual stimulation (removed in rare female circumcision) between the pubic bone and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-v"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vulva - Definition of Vulva<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The external genital region of the female.A woman\u2019s external sexual organs, at the opening leading to the vagina.A female\u2019s external genitals, including the mons veneris, the mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone; the clitoris, the small organ of sexual stimulation (removed in rare female circumcision) between the pubic bone and the urethra; two sets of folded skin, the outer \u201clips\u201d (labia major) and the inner (labia minora); and the opening to the vagina, between the urethra and the anus. During childbirth, the perineal tissue toward the back of the vulva is sometimes surgically cut in an episiotomy, and the region as a whole may sometimes be anesthetized, using a pudendal block.External genitalia of the female. The labia majora and labia minora surround the openings of the vagina and urethra and extend to the clitoris.The female external genitalia. Two pairs of fleshy folds, the labia majora and labia minora, surround the openings of the vagina and urethra and extend forward to the clitoris.The external genitalia of the female. The labia majora and minora comprising folds of flesh, the latter inside the former surround the openings of the vagina and urethra. The folds extend upwards as an arch over the clitoris. The vulva also contains vestibular glands which provide profuse mucoid secretions during sexual activity.That portion of the female external genitalia lying posterior to the mons veneris, consisting of the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, vaginal opening, Bartholin\u2019s glands.The external female genitalia encompass various structures, such as the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the vestibule of the vagina.The outer portion of the female genitalia, which includes the clitoris and two sets of skin folds known as the labia.Conditions impacting the vulva include itchiness, inflammation, skin disorders like dermatitis and lichen sclerosus, genital warts, genital herpes, leukoplakia (which involves raised white patches due to thickened tissue), and cancer.The external genitalia located at the vaginal opening, comprising the labia minora and labia majora.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/vulva\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vulva - Definition of Vulva\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The external genital region of the female.A woman\u2019s external sexual organs, at the opening leading to the vagina.A female\u2019s external genitals, including the mons veneris, the mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic bone; the clitoris, the small organ of sexual stimulation (removed in rare female circumcision) between the pubic bone and the urethra; two sets of folded skin, the outer \u201clips\u201d (labia major) and the inner (labia minora); and the opening to the vagina, between the urethra and the anus. 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