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A History of the C-Word

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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The Meaning of Vulva

I've never liked vulva because it sounds too close to Volvo. There's a huge number of terms for the female genitals and people just totally have no consensus So things like Fanny and Pussy as well as Kent what actually are we talking about here? And then when you add in all the euphemisms that people feel obliged to use, you know, even in the doctor's surgery You know Lady Garden and undercarriage apparently that one's quite popular with doctors.

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