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Nearly Half Of British Women Cannot Identify The Vagina, Study Finds
Harry Cockburn
Almost half of women in Britain do not know the basic anatomy of their vaginas, according to new research.
Of 1,000 women sur- veyed, only half could locate the vagina on medical diagrams of the female reproductive organs, and less than a third could correctly label six different parts.
One in seven women were unable to name a single one of the five gynaecological cancers, which are ovarian, womb, cervical, vaginal and vulval, despite 21,000 new cases being diagnosed in the UK each year, according to gynaecological cancer charity the Eve Appeal.
Those aged over 65 had the least knowledge. Less than one in four women in this age group could correctly label the female anatomy.
However, when asked to label male anatomy, 70 per cent of women could correctly identify the foreskin, penis and testes.
The figures come from a study by the charity to mark the start of Gynaecological CancerAwareness
Month.
The charity said the lack of basic knowledge and awareness among women in Britain was “extremely worrying”, given 21,000 women a year are diagnosed with gynaecological cancers in the UK.
The Eve Appeal’s Specialist Gynaecological Cancer Information Nurse, Tracie Miles, said: “Body
knowledge is vital from
the time young girls begin to experience puberty, to their first sex- ual experience right through to motherhood and eventually the menopause. However, the lack of basic knowl- edge about the female body or conversations around how the female anatomy works, is extremely worrying - how can we expect women to know what to look out for in terms of unexpected changes in their vagina or vulva or
to be aware of the signs and symptoms of a gynaecological can- cer, if they’re not body aware?
“It is a proven fact that early diagnosis of women’s cancers can save lives, therefore it really is never too early to start educating young girls about their bodies by having frank, honest conversations with them, rather than hiding behind embar- rassment or taboo”.
Athena Lamnisos, chief executive of The Eve Appeal said: “Body confidence is important, but body knowledge is absolutely vital, and our research has shown that women don’t know their vaginas from their vulvas.”
She added: “We’re
imploring women to understand and be aware of what to listen out for. They need to know what’s normal for them. They need to be able to talk openly about periods, irregular bleed- ing and any changes that they notice to their bodies. That is why, at The Eve Appeal, we’re determined to change this by asking women across the UK to get to know their bodies this September and beyond.”
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