Article: Cosmo's ultimate guide to your va-jay-jay: vagina, V zone, hoo-ha--this most intimate body area is suddenly in the spotlight. Here, fascinating new facts every chick needs to know.(THE COSMO HEALTH REPORT)

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* First came the Brazilian wax, bringing the once-hidden V zone out in the open. Also, there's been a surge in the number of female ob-gyns (women account for 76 percent of residents in this field), and that's made it easier for many young women to speak about their private parts to their gynos.

And most recently, va-jay-jay hit Hollywood, and female characters on TV began using the slang term casually, prompting real women to discuss their vaginas in a less clinical, more off-the-cuff way, All these factors have contributed to the sense that now, more than ever, the typical chick is comfortable looking at, talking about, and ...

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