Pop quiz! Where does the vulva end and the vagina begin? Is it too late to use an IUD as birth control if you've already had unprotected sex? What does the G in G-spot stand for, and how can you find it?

Despite our sex-ed teachers' and gynecologists' best efforts, the inner (and outer) workings of female genitalia remain largely mysterious to many of us. We know, for the most part, what goes in and what comes outbut what does it all mean? With the penis, things are pretty straightforward. There's one hole, and it's all, you know, on the outside. It's just there, a statement, a fact. You can't get around the penis!

But because for decades the medical community didn't take the claims and complaints of women seriously enough, vaginas are still considered "icky" and "weird." This myth, and the stigma around a woman's advocating for her own health, contribute to an unnecessarily high amount of ignorance. Any person with a vagina should know how it works.

In fact, the overall attitude about the elusive female orgasm, the mystery of the clitoris, and the "huh? what?" attitude about vaginal health terminology are all part of a culture that mistakenly puts women on pedestals. Women are not mysterious; you just need to listen to us explain things. Women are not crazy and moody; we just express our emotions. And we're not beautiful untouchable goddesses with orchids between our legs; we are real people who have normal body parts. Many of us have vaginas. Let's talk about it already!

And by the way, let's clear up one of those terminology problems: the vulva is the outside stuff (what you can see), and the vagina is inside. You can use an IUD as a form of last-minute birth control, and the G-spot is named after German physician Ernst Grfenberg. The more you know!

To explore all of the myths around the vagina, we sat down with Kendall McKenzie of Planned Parenthood, who taught us everything we ever wanted to know - and maybe even more. Check out "The Vagina Quiz Show!" on Glamour's podcast, Work Wives:

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