Vagina dispatches
Improving your genital knowledge. A Guardian series from 2016
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The Vagina Dispatches asked you for your drawings, and we got plenty – ranging from the requested vulvas to penises to cars. Here’s what we learned
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The video series prompted hundreds of reader questions – particularly in response to our Stopping Periods episode
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President-elect Trump could put women’s reproductive rights back several decades – but knowledge is power. Vagina Dispatches will get you informed0:38
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Why do we know so little about our bodies? We talk about how sex education done right could change the way we make decisions about ourselves
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It’s not just about sex. Sex education should be giving us the information we need to feel in control of our bodies and make informed decisions about them – but it’s failing15:47
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Episode three of the Vagina Dispatches: why is it so much harder for women to orgasm? Plus: Periods can hurt. They can also affect your sex drive. And they really aren’t all bad. Got more? Email us at vagina.dispatches@theguardian.com
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Women are less likely to orgasm than men – but is it really more difficult for women?16:34
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Up to 20% of women suffer from cramping severe enough to interfere with daily activities – and many grimace through it without ever speaking up
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Women are likely to feel their sex drive be at its highest during ovulation – about 14 days before they get their next period, according to researchers
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Some women have chosen to stop their periods – we consult a doctor who thinks periods are unnatural, a former Olympian and a menstrual blood artist
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Some women have chosen to stop their periods – we (Mae and Mona) are two of them. In episode two of Vagina Dispatches, we speak to a doctor who thinks periods are unnatural, a former Olympian, a menstrual blood artist and a formerly incarcerated woman to find out if we should stop having periods14:30
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From the science of the orgasm to cannabis tampons, there’s a lot to learn. Warning: explicit content
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Most people can sketch a penis, but how many can draw a vulva? Try your hand! Your masterpiece can appear in our gallery and you can share it with others
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Half the population has a vagina, but most people don’t know the labia minora from majora (not even women). Take our quiz to test your cliteracy
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In the first of a four-part series, we build a giant vulva, talk to a gynecologist, a labiaplasty surgeon and a trans woman, to find out what vulvas really look like14:42