關於迷人的陰道 你了解多少？

As far as body parts go, the vagina is probably the most fascinating and most impressive body part you have — and chances are, you have more questions about it than you do answers. From the blended orgasm to a coffee-scented discharge (kidding, sort of), here are nine fascinating things that happen below the belt:

隨著身體部位不斷發育，陰道也許是你最迷人，最難忘的部位。而且你對這個部位的疑慮很可能比你知道的還要多。又是混合型高潮，又是咖啡香氣排放源（開個小玩笑啦），以下是發生在你褲腰下的9個有趣的現象：

Your pubic hair doesn』t keep growing.

你的陰毛不會一直生長

Okay, so pubic hair isn』t actually part of your vagina, but it does protect it. Our body hair has different growth cycles, alternating between periods of growth and no growth, says Sara Twogood, MD, assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. Pubic hair not only grows way slower than the hair on your head, but also has a longer rest cycle, which is why it only grows to a certain length.

是這樣的，雖然陰毛嚴格意義上不屬於陰道的一部分，但是卻對其起到了保護作用。人體的體毛有不同的生長周期，並且生長期和生長停滯期不斷循環。南加利福尼亞凱克醫學院臨床婦產科的副教授Sara Twogood這樣說到，他是一名醫學博士。陰毛不僅比你頭頂的頭髮長得慢的多，而且停滯生長周期還要長，因此，陰毛長到一定長度就不再繼續生長。

Itching doesn』t necessarily mean a yeast infection.

瘙癢並不一定是真菌感染

The slightest thing can send your vagina』s delicate ecosystem off balance — tight clothing, an ingrown hair, even your laundry detergent can cause itching and irritation. Meanwhile, discharge can be caused by other types of vaginal infections, such as bacterial vaginosis and sexually transmitted infections like trichomoniasis, says Twogood. 「Many women cannot distinguish be-tween the types of irritation,」 she says. 「It』s best to see your gynecologist, who can determine the exact cause of your discomfort.」

Twogood說到，即便小小的因素也會破壞脆弱的陰道系統平衡，比如穿緊身衣，內向生長的陰毛，甚至是洗衣液不合適也會導致陰道瘙癢和發炎。而且，排泄物異常也有可能是由其他的陰道感染引起的。比如細菌性的陰道炎感染和性傳播的滴蟲病。她還說：「許多女性無法分辨發炎的種類，最好是諮詢下婦科醫生，他們可以準確的告訴你問題所在。」

The clitoris has more nerve endings than anywhere else.

陰蒂比其他部位含有更多的神經末梢

A female orgasm is typically more intense than a male orgasm, thanks to our good friend the the clitoris. This tiny piece of real estate has at least 8,000 nerve endings, while the penis only sports about 4,000, says Michigan-based sexologist Megan Stubbs. No wonder it』s such a pleasure zone.

多虧了陰蒂這個好夥伴，女性的性高潮通常比男性要更加強烈。這個小房主至少有8000個神經末梢，而陰莖只有區區4000個。密歇根州的性學家Megan Stubbs說到。難怪這裡是一個快感區。

Your vagina is fully adjustable.

陰道是可以調節鬆緊的

The vagina can stretch in size for different reasons, such as sex and childbirth, but it doesn』t stay that way, says Stubbs. After the fact, it returns to its normal size, kind of like an elastic band. Some people believe slut-shaming myths like if a woman has sex, her vagina becomes 「loose.」 This is not true.

Stubbs指出，陰道的鬆緊度可以根據不同情況進行調節。比如在過性生活和生孩子的時候就不一樣，但是也不是一直這樣。在特殊時刻過後，陰道會自動回歸到正常的鬆緊度，有點類似於鬆緊帶那樣。有人相信一個關於蕩婦的恥辱說法，即如果一個女人性生活過於頻繁，那麼她的陰道就會變松。這其實是不對的。

You can have more than one kind of orgasm.

你能夠同時達到多種性高潮

It turns out there』s more than one way for women to have an orgasm: Female orgasms have been categorized into G-spot, vaginal, and clitoral, says Twogood. You can also have more than one type at the same time, which, fun fact, is called a blended orgasm.

事實證明，女性可以通過多種方式達到性高潮。Twogood說，女性性高潮有三種：G點高潮，宮頸高潮和陰蒂高潮。女性也可以同時達到一種以上的高潮，這種情況被戲稱為混合式高潮。

Your diet may affect how it smells.

你的飲食可能會影響陰道散發的氣味

Okay, so foods don』t directly cause your discharge to smell differently — but they can affect the vaginal environment and therefore your scent. 「Strong spices, garlic, onions, and coffee are the culprits commonly known to change vaginal odor,」 says Kecia Gaither, MD, double board-certified Ob-Gyn in New York. However, if your vaginal scent is less triple espresso and more fishy (especially if accompanied by irritation or a weird discharge), check in with your doc to rule out an infection, she adds.

是這樣，不同的食物並不會直接導致陰道散發出不同的氣味。但是它們可以影響陰道的環境從而導致不同的氣味。經過雙認證的紐約的婦產科醫師及醫學博士ecia Gaither指出，烈性調味品，大蒜，洋蔥以及咖啡都是公認的陰部氣味變化的罪魁禍首。但是，如果你陰部的氣味聞起來不是三倍濃縮咖啡的味道，反而有點腥味（尤其是還伴有發炎癥狀而且排泄物異常），那你最好諮詢下醫生,看看是不是感染了。

It』s impossible to lose anything up there.

任何東西都無法穿過陰道

The vagina is a narrow, elastic canal that ends in the cervix, which is basically the Fort Knox of your nether regions — nothing can get past it (except, you know, sperm). 「If a tampon or condom does slip out of reach, simply reaching inside your vagina while squatting and bearing down usually does the trick,」 says Gaither. Otherwise, your Ob-Gyn can use a speculum to quickly fish it out for you.

陰道是一個狹窄的彈性渠道，一直延伸到宮頸，這是一個戒備森嚴的區域。任何東西都無法穿過去（當然，你知道的，精子除外）。「如果衛生棉或者避孕套滑進去了，趕緊彎腰蹲下來，把手伸進去拿出來就好了。」Gaither說到。不然的話，你的婦科醫生就要用陰道鏡把它拿出來了。

Your vagina is self-cleaning.

你的陰道有自我清潔能力

As if the vagina wasn』t impressive enough, it also cleans itself. 「Discharge — which represents the excretion of water, bacteria, and vaginal cells — functions as the daily self-cleaning mechanism,」 says Gaither. Ironically, many products on the market that are meant to clean the vagina can actually throw its pH balance out of whack and set the stage for yeast infections. In other words, ditch the douching and let your vagina do its own thing.

陰道彷彿不知道自己這麼珍貴，因為它經常會自我清潔。「一些排出物（經常是水，細菌和陰道細胞）就是陰道在實行其自我清潔機制。」Gaither指出。可笑的是，市面上有許多自詡能夠清潔陰道的產品實際上會引起該部位PH值紊亂，從而導致真菌感染。換句話說，別再忙著清洗陰道了，這活還是留給它自己吧。

There』s no such thing as a 「normal」 vagina.

並沒有一個真正「正常」的陰道

All women look different physically, and their nether regions are no exception, says Twogood. Don』t worry about how 「normal」 or 「perfect」 you look below the belt — your vagina is as unique as you are. So, stop looking for imperfections, and start loving yourself just the way you are.

所有的女性外表都不一樣，她們的私密部位也是如此，Twogood說到。別擔心你褲帶低下那個部位長得是否「正常」或者「完美」，因為你的陰道和你一樣，都是獨一無二的。所以，別再一直挑毛病了，學會喜歡和接受現在的自己吧。

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