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vulva
(redirected from vulvar)

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vulva
the external genitals of human females, including the labia, mons veneris, clitoris, and the vaginal orifice

vulva [′vəl·və]
(anatomy)
The external genital organs of women.


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Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN); cervical, anal, penile, vaginal, vulvar, and head/neck cancers; anogenital warts; and recurrent respiratory papillomatoses, resulting in disease and death in both women and men (1).
Attributions of Responsibility for Pain in Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome, Melanie Jodoin, Sophie Bergeron, Samir Khalife, Marie-Josee Dupuis, Genevieve Desrochers, and Tina Landry, University of Quebec at Montreal
Another is vulvodynia (or vulvar vestibulitis), which is a dramatic inflammation causing terrible pain at the opening of the vagina where the penis enters, making sex extremely uncomfortable.
 
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