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5th September 2017
03:42pm BST

As part of the ongoing campaign to educate people about the five cancers that originate in the genital area, they also published a list of each of the diseases and the exact location where they occur.
Vaginal cancer occurs in the bottom of the uterus, also known as the birth canal.
Uterine cancer originates in the womb which is located in the pelvis.
Cervical cancer originates in the cervix between the uterus and the vagina.
Vulvar cancer occurs in the outer part of the genital area and is most commonly diagnosed on the inside of the labia.
Ovarian cancer occurs inside the body on either side of the uterus.
Despite the results of The Eve Appeal's poll, it's probably unfair to say that this inability to locate the vagina stems from willful ignorance.
Rather, it's more likely that both men and women are getting confused due to a lack of appropriate sex education.
We're already more than aware of how dire sex ed currently is in Irish schools, so it's likely that students are suffering the same plight abroad.
Because if men and women don't know where the vagina is, we've definitely got a problem.Explore more on these topics: