Topic “Vagina”

By Jocelyn Noveck (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK — Kayt Sukel, an author who writes about neuroscience and sexuality, has given lectures around the country on the issue. And there’s one word, she finds, that never fails to make some in her audience squeamish.

“There’s just something about the word ‘vagina’ that startles people — I don’t know what it is,” says Sukel. “People...

By Mae Anderson (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK — Celebrities are gabbing about it openly. A growing number of grooming products cater to it. And a recent TV commercial hails it as “the cradle of life” and “the center of civilization.”

The vagina is becoming big business.

A generation that grew up with more graphic language and sexual images in the media is forgoing...

By Georgea Kovanis (Detroit Free Press/MCT)

DETROIT — They’re not new.

They’ve been around since the beginning of womankind.

Half the world has one.

But suddenly, it seems everyone is talking about — go ahead, say it — vaginas.

Lady Gaga says hers gives her advice. Actress Olivia Wilde spent part of a recent appearance on “Conan” talking about vaginal tattoos...