Dear 1235111,

Tampons are inserted into the vagina through the vaginal opening. The vagina is the passageway from the outside of a woman's body to her reproductive organs. The opening of the vagina is in the middle of the vulva. It is located below the opening of the urethra, from which urine flows. The vulva is made up of the outer and inner lips (labia), the clitoris, the opening to the urethra, and the opening to the vagina.

The vagina is the organ through which menstrual and other vaginal fluids flow. It serves as the birth canal during childbirth. And it is where a woman accepts the insertion of a man's penis during vaginal intercourse. For more information, check out these
body diagrams.

Hope this information helps!

Take care,

teenwire.com^® Editors

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