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Human vaginal size
Dimensions and shape of the human vagina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The dimensions and shape of human vaginas are of great importance in medicine and surgery, in addition to their relevance to sexual pleasure and childbirth; there appears to be no one way, however, to characterize the vagina's size and shape.[1] In addition to variations from individual to individual, the size and shape of a vagina in the baseline state can vary substantially during sexual arousal and intercourse.[2]
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Carrying a baby to term, i.e. parity, is associated with a significant increase in the length of the vaginal fornix.[1] The potential effect of parity may be the result of a stretching and elongation of the birth canal at the time of vaginal birth.[1]
There are a number of studies that have been done into the dimensions of the human vagina, but it has not been as intensively researched as human penis size.[1]