{"id":18448,"date":"2020-11-10T11:39:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T10:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=18448"},"modified":"2020-11-10T18:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T17:36:16","slug":"women-and-their-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/women-and-their-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"25% of Women Can’t correctly Identify Vagina (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new poll of 2,000 women found that one in ten<\/strong> were unable to correctly identify a diagram of a woman\u2019s reproductive system.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey examined their anatomical knowledge of the women\u2019s reproductive system and found there are some major gaps when it comes to what women know about their own bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly one in four misidentified the vagina and 46%<\/strong> could not properly identify the cervix.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over half<\/strong> (59%) identified the uterus as a different body part too.<\/span><\/p>\n

The survey commissioned by <\/span>INTIMINA<\/span><\/a> and conducted by OnePoll asked respondents what the menstrual cycle was in their own words and the results varied wildly.<\/span><\/p>\n

One respondent wrote the menstrual cycle \u201cgot rid of bacteria\u201d while another called it a \u201cperiodical body reset button.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another woman said \u201cI think the way we pee\u201d and another thought it was the \u201cdetoxification of [the] female body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When respondents were presented with different potential definitions of the menstrual cycle, almost a quarter<\/strong> chose the incorrect response \u201cthe process a women\u2019s body goes through to shed excess blood.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixty-three percent<\/strong> were able to correctly identify the menstrual cycle as \u201cthe monthly changes a woman\u2019s body goes through in preparation for a possible pregnancy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the menstrual cycle, women seemed equally confused by menopause. One in ten<\/strong> thought menopause simply meant a woman had entered her 40s and 13% thought it was a woman skipping a menstrual cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly two in five<\/strong> (38%) want to get the facts on menopause and perimenopause and that\u2019s the only thing women think they should know more about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fifty-seven percent<\/strong> of the women surveyed admitted they don\u2019t know as much about women\u2019s anatomy as they should.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forty-two percent<\/strong> wished they had a better understanding of what the different organs in the reproductive system do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over a third<\/strong> (35%) would want to know when a woman is her most fertile and three in ten<\/strong> (29%) want a breakdown of the different stages of pregnancy.<\/span><\/p>\n