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Three years ago, my friend Melissa and I stumbled onto a Playboy magazine in her apartment. Naturally curious, we flipped it open and began thumbing through glossy photos of girls in anything but natural poses. And I'm not talking about the styling of the hair down there. This is the actual equipment I'm referring to.

The inside [of my vagina] is not a bright, vibrant pink that is often depicted in Caucasian porn. Skip navigation! Story from Wellness. International Women's Day is an annual chance to celebrate how far women have come in the fight for gender equality, and to take stock of the lengths still to go. With this in mind, Refinery29 asked our female readers what they think about their own vulvas and vaginas. We received 3, responses and the findings were worrying, at times concerning and encouraging all at once. Porn also feeds body-image woes indirectly via partners' viewing habits.

Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to vaginas. So we put together a bunch of totally true facts about vaginas and vulvas to help you navigate the labyrinth of lies and appreciate your body in all its glory. The vagina is a 3- to 6-inch-long muscular canal that runs from the cervix , the lower part of the uterus , to the outside of the body. The vulva is all the outer stuff — including the labia, urethra, clitoris, and vaginal opening.

It can help with body image anxiety. Now, her latest work puts vulvas and vaginas in the spotlight thanks to her new book Womanhood: The Bare Reality and forthcoming Channel 4 documentary: Vaginas. And when women share intimate photos and deeply personal experiences relating to their vaginas, the result is a tender yet taboo-exploding message of women reclaiming their womanhood.