Your Pregnancy

Va-va-voom! Your vagina is amazing!

Your vagina is a strong muscular tube that has the ability to enlarge and stretch in size to accommodate an erect penis and for a baby to pass through during birth. It’s directed backwards and upwards into the pelvis. The walls of the vagina are made up of folds of skin (called rugae) that give it extra surface area when smoothed or pressed out, allowing the vagina to expand to many times its normal capacity. The vagina has a plentiful blood supply, and this is why healing after any birth trauma is rapid.

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