Last year it was vajazzling; this year it's the v-steam. In December, the Los Angeles Times introduced Americans to the vaginal steam bath, a "centuries-old Korean remedy" that's now taking off in both traditional, Korean salons and luxury ones. Known as chai-yok in Korean, the vaginal steam bath is exactly what it sounds like. Maybe worse! You perch over a bottomless pot of boiling water infused Read more

As demand for genital reconstructive surgery grows, it's clear that more women are voluntarily reducing the size of their vaginas. While no body part is more private than your vagina, more young women feel pressure to surgically alter theirs to conform to an outward standard. Since an excessively protruding vaginal lip can cause pain during sex or exercise, some women do have a medical reason to Read more

Sarah Silverman has a theory on why male genitalia makes audiences chuckle comfortably, while the female counterpart makes many of us — including her — cringe. When Vanity Fair asked her to name three funny things about vaginas, she said the word speaks for itself: "Oh my God. I think just the word, the kind of instant uncomfortable factor. I think penis and vagina should be equal Read more

Mooncup, maker of a menstrual cup brand, has created loveyourvagina.com, a viral-marketing site that asks women to type in their very special name. It then provides a visual word cloud of what women around the world nickname their vaginas. From the male-rooted "Mr Steggles" and "Archduke Ferdinand" to the foreign-inspired "pussoir" and "schnitzel" and the toddler-level "twinkle" and "pompom," Read more

It's hard to believe that although women have enough to worry about, some of them worry about having perfect-looking genitals. "Designer vagina" surgery such as labioplasty is still on the rise. A procedure like labioplasty, which starts at $5,000, involves trimming back what might be perceived as a protruding labia. Yikes. Some critics say that many women go into these surgeries without fully Read more