Nearly half of British women cannot identify the vagina, according to new statistics from a cancer charity that reveals alarmingly poor knowledge among women of their gynaecological anatomy.
When shown a medical drawing of the female reproductive system, less than one third could correctly label six different parts – 44 per cent could not identify the vagina and 60 per cent the vulva. Nearly half could not locate the cervix. One in seven women were unable to name a single gynaecological cancer – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal – despite more than 21,000 new cases in the UK every year.
The over 65s had the least knowledge – less than one in four could correctly label the female anatomy, which the charity said is a concern as this age group is the most at risk of gynaecological cancer.
Only 30 per cent of 1,000 women across the UK surveyed by The Eve Appeal, the leading gynaecological cancer charity, could correctly label the female anatomy. By contrast, when asked to label the male anatomy seven out of 10 women could correctly identify the foreskin, penis and testes. Full story...
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When shown a medical drawing of the female reproductive system, less than one third could correctly label six different parts – 44 per cent could not identify the vagina and 60 per cent the vulva. Nearly half could not locate the cervix. One in seven women were unable to name a single gynaecological cancer – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal – despite more than 21,000 new cases in the UK every year.
The over 65s had the least knowledge – less than one in four could correctly label the female anatomy, which the charity said is a concern as this age group is the most at risk of gynaecological cancer.
Only 30 per cent of 1,000 women across the UK surveyed by The Eve Appeal, the leading gynaecological cancer charity, could correctly label the female anatomy. By contrast, when asked to label the male anatomy seven out of 10 women could correctly identify the foreskin, penis and testes. Full story...
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