Read My Lips by Herbenick, Debby -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Meet the Vulva

WHAT’S A VULVA? VULVA INTRODUCTIONS VULVARIATIONS THE CLITORIS: IS IT REALLY THAT COMPLEX? THE VAG IN ALL LUBRICATION GENITAL FIT VAGINAL-WALL RELAXATION AROUSAL HOW DO VAGINAS FEEL? VAGINA FACTS VAGINA CONTROVERSY FEMALE EJACULATION PERINEUM FEMALE GENITAL SELF-IMAGE VULVA AND VAGINA LOVE

2 A Healthy, Happy Vulva Taking Care Down There

WHAT WE’RE MADE OF VULVA SELF-EXAMINATION: HOW TO CHECK YOURSELF OUT DOWN THERE VULVA AND VAGINA SELF-CARE EXERCISE DITCH THE ITCH SEXY TIMES PERIOD DOS AND DON’TS BIRTH CONTROL WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING (TO GO TO THE GYNECOLOGIST) RAISING A DAUGHTER V-PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OPENING UP: VAGINAL DILATORS YOUR HEALTHY HOOHA

3 Vulvalicious Vulvas and Vaginas in Bed

THE AGE OF CLIT-ARIUS THE EXCITED VULVA AND VAGINA TRANSUDATE: A BORING WORD WITH EXCITING IMPLICATIONS LOW TIDE WAYS TO GET WET WHAT YOUR V-PARTS HAVE TO DO WITH THE BIG O PARTNERED PLAY TO PLEASURE YOUR POONANNY SMOOCHIE COOCHIE: THE YUMMY WORLD OF CUNNILINGUS INTERCOURSE? OF COURSE! ANOTHER V WORTH CELEBRATING: VIBRATORS!

4 How Do I Look? How We Come to Think and Feel the Way We Do about Our Vulvas

I’LL SHOW YOU MINE IF YOU SHOW ME YOURS WHEREFORE ART THOU, LABIA? THE (W)HOLE TRUTH OUR LABIA, OURSELVES VULVA MATCHING GAME DOES SIZE MATTER? IS YOUR VULVA READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP? THE CONTROVERSY OVER ELECTIVE GENITAL SURGERIES WHAT’S THE (I)DEAL? TWAT TO DO IF . . .

5 Spraying, Dyeing, and Douching . . . Oh My!

PERIOD PRODUCT PARTICULARS PAD DOWN TAMP-ON-IT CHOOSING A TAMPON THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU MENSTRUAL CUPS AND SPONGES THE SCENT OF A WOMAN DOUCHE OR DON’T? PRETTY IN PINK? RECARPETING DOES ONE SIZE FIT ALL? PRODUCTS?

6 The Hair Down There

OUR HERSTORY IN HAIR THE NOT-SO-PERFECT PUBIC STORM NOTABLE MOMENTS IN PUBIC HAIR WHAT DO WOMEN DO DOWN THERE, ANYWAY? HAIR, BARE, AND EVERYWHERE: WHAT WE LEARNED WEARING YOUR HAIR YOUR PERSONAL PUBIC STYLE: SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER WHOSE HAIR IS IT, ANYWAY? HOW TO HAVE A PUBIC HAIR POWWOW WITH YOUR PARTNER HAVE FUN WITH YOUR HAIR GIVING BIRTH BARE—OR WITH HAIR?

7 Evulvalution Vulva Culture

LET THERE BE VULVA! FROM THE BEGINNING RAISE A SKIRT TO GOOD FORTUNE VULVAS ON DISPLAY SOCIAL CUNTSRUCTIONS THE STORY OF SARAH BAARTMAN FREUD’S PSYCHO-GENITAL-ICAL ANALYSIS YOU SAY LILY, I SAY LABIA VULVACTIVISM THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FAMOUS.COM THE DOWN THERE UPSIDE VULVA ARTS AND CRAFTS CUNTCLUSIONS

Notes

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7

Resources

TO BROWSE, BUY, OR BORROW OUR CHANGING BODIES SEX PERIOD PRODUCTS VULVA STUFF(ED) HAIR IT IS PLACES TO GO, PEOPLE TO SEE, CAUSES TO SUPPORT NOMIA

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