The vulva and vagina are terms that are often used interchangeably. They are, in fact, different from one another.
The vagina is a muscular tube found on the inside of the body. It opens into the external genitalia at the vaginal opening.
The vulva refers to the parts that touch your underwear — the external genitalia structures shown in the diagram below.
Just like how our faces and features are different from one another, the vulva can look different from person to person as well — different lengths, folds, hair quantity and distribution, colouration, widths, etc.
The vulva includes:
The perineum marks the end of the vulva and then there's the anus, which is the exit route for fecal matter.
