Structure

Internal Joint Derangement

Skin Manifestations of Internal Disease

Vaginitis

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina. It can result in discharge, itching and pain, and is often associated with an irritation or infection of the vulva. It is usually due to infection. Vulvov...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a carcinomatous cancer occurring in many different organs, including the skin, lips, mouth, esophagus, urinary bladder, prostate, lungs, vagina, and cervix. It is a...

Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women who go online to learn more about so-called "designer vagina" procedures often find poor and inaccurate information instead, a new study says. Designer va...

'Designer Vagina' Web Sites Confusing, Inaccurate

Web sites advertising 'designer vagina' surgical procedures provide confusing information and make unsubstantiated claims on benefits while minimizing risks of the elective cosmetic genital surgery....

Internal bone structure reveals loading and walking behavior

The form and structure of bones change as a result of the forces to which they are subjected. Researchers have used this fact to determine the load using the bone structure. This knowledge can be impo...

Significant gaps in quality of clinical information on designer vagina procedures

The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study published in the Obstetrics & Gynaecolog...

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Studies of the human microbiome have revealed that even healthy individuals differ remarkably in the microbes that occupy habitats such as the gut, skin and vagina. Much of this diversity remains unex...

Web info on 'designer vagina' procedures poor and often inaccurate

(Medical Xpress)—The quality of internet information available for women opting for "designer vagina" procedures is "poor," and in some cases, inaccurate, reveals a small study led by academics at t...

Shionogi dry vagina drug under review at FDA

Shionogi dry vagina drug under review at FDA

Poor, often inaccurate web info on ‘designer vagina’ procedures

The quality of internet information available for women opting for “designer vagina” procedures is “poor,” and in some cases, inaccurate, [...]

Developmental origin of vaginal epithelium.

The developmental origin of vaginal epithelium has been controversial for nearly a century, with speculation that vaginal epithelium originates from the Müllerian duct, Wolffian duct, and/or urogenit...

Fetal topographical anatomy of the female urethra and descending vagina: A histological study of the early human fetal urethra.

Which parts of the male urethra correspond to the female urethra? To resolve this question, we need to understand fetal topographical changes in the urethra, its external sphincter and vagina. The vag...

Temporal changes in the expression of avian β-defensins in the chicken vagina during sexual maturation and Salmonella infection.

Avian β-defensins (AvβDs) constitute a family of antimicrobial peptides that are critical to innate immunity in chickens, providing protection against microbial pathogens including Salmonella Enteri...

Obstructed uteri with a cervix and vagina.

OBJECTIVE: To describe a rare anomaly of the female reproductive tract and review the embryology associated with the defect. DESIGN: Case report and review of the literature. SETTING: Major academic m...

Uterus didelphys with unilateral vaginal atresia: multicystic dysplastic kidney is the precursor of "renal agenesis" and the key to early diagnosis of this genital anomaly.

BACKGROUND: Uterus didelphys with obstructed hemivagina (UDWOH) and ipsilateral renal agenesis is a distinct but rare entity. OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the association between UDWOH and a multicystic...