Everyone's genitals look different. Unlike men, women's private parts are mainly internal, so there is not much to see. It is worthwhile taking time to see what they look like. Go somewhere you won't be disturbed like the bathroom or your bedroom. Get a mirror and try and get an idea what your genitals look like.
Everyone's genitals look different. Unlike men, women's private parts are mainly internal, so there is not much to see. It is worthwhile taking time to see what they look like. Go somewhere you won't be disturbed like the bathroom or your bedroom. Get a mirror and try and get an idea what your genitals look like.
Your genitals are made up of lots of different bits.
The Outer Lips
These are also called the 'labia majora', and are the most outer parts of you genitals. They reach from the clitoris right back to the anus. These lips are often thick and covered with hair on the outside. Inside they look darker and when you become sexually aroused they open up to reveal the entrance of the vagina. They usually hang down over the inner lips.
The Inner Lips
The inner lips or 'labia minora' meet at the clitoris. They are thinner than the outer lips, and can range in colour from pink to brown.
Vagina
The vagina is the passage which the penis is entered into during sex. This is also where the blood comes from during your period, and where a baby comes out of your womb.
Hymen
This is a thin piece of skin which covers the opening of the vagina. Lots of girls break their hymen through vigorous exercise and using tampons before they actually have sex.
Urethra
This is the little opening urine comes out of.
Clitoris
This is a small fleshy bump of tissue which is protected by a little covering of skin. When it is touched, the clitoris makes you sexually excited. Touching it makes lots of blood flow to it making it bigger, harder and darker.
Cervix
The cervix is the entrance to the womb, which lies at the top of the vagina. This opening is too small for anything to go into so don't worry about loosing tampons up there.
Ovaries
You have two egg-shaped ovaries, which hold eggs for making babies. An egg is released from here every month.
Fallopian Tubes
These are the tubes which the egg from the ovaries travels along to meet the uterus (womb).
Uterus
The uterus or womb gets ready every month to receive a fertilised egg. If the egg isn't fertilised the lining of the womb wall is shed and causes a period.
