Does Educational Level Affect Vulvar Perception?

Abstract

exual health is one of the most important indicators of an individual's quality of life. The term "being healthy" requires that the individual is healthy in terms of body, spirit, and mind. It is known that psychological factors play an important role in the emergence of sexual dysfunction in women and thus affect their quality of life. The psychological factors that affect sexual life include body image, self-confidence, the quality of the relationship with the partner, and the level of emotional stress, anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders. 1 It is known that a negative body image diminishes sexual experiences and increases the avoidance of sexual relations. 2,3 The near-perfect images of women, including genital images, in the media, cause them to be anxious about their own images. 4,5 As a result of this, the perception of being perfect in terms of physical appearance has snowballed like an avalanche, as seen in cases in gynecology practices as well as other medical branches. 6 Beauty is relative and the "ideal vulva" differs among societies and cultures. Then, what is a normal or ideal vulva?. 7 Although the answer to this question is still under discussion, the true answer lies in what an individual expects and perceives. It is also known that some women even with normal gen

Do external female genital measurements affect genital perception and sexual function and orgasm?

“…Many factors may affect genital perception ( 27 ) . It is also known that genital and body perceptions can be changed by exposure to visuals such as video and photographic images ( 28 ) .…”