anatomy

Even our language betrays the sexist bias of reproductive health studies. Elizabeth Hlavinka discusses how we're still being harmed by a long history of ignoring, misperceiving, and discounting women's bodies.

This Scarleteen article provides an overview of the vaginal corona (also known as the hymen) and answers questions about its relationship to virginity.

Yasmine AlSayyad sums up new efforts to better understand periods and the female reproductive system. The article highlights two recent books: "Womb" by midwife Leah Hazard and "Period" by anthropologist Kate Clancy.

Intersex is a term generally used to refer to people whose sexual characteristics don’t fit into typical definitions of male and female.

What is the menstrual cycle? What happens in our bodies and how do the different stages of menstruation feel?

Esther Morris shares her experience as a woman who has Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome (MRKH), meaning she was born without a vagina.

Jenelle shares her story of living with an STI and how she went from devastated and embarrassed to empowered.

In this video, a neurosurgeon and a transplant survivor discuss the possibility that memories could be stored outside the brain.

MB shares a few pros and cons of her experience with sex education in high school.

This article uncovers the emotional and mental challenges that can result when undergoing a heart transplant.

A high-level overview of cardiac anatomy, geared toward patients and with information about ways to improve heart health.

A podcast series about genetics, chromosomes, gender, genitalia, and “the parts of us that let us make more of us.”