Female genital appearance: ‘normality’ unfolds
@article{Lloyd2005FemaleGA,
title={Female genital appearance: ‘normality’ unfolds},
author={Jillian Lloyd and Naomi S. Crouch and Catherine L. Minto and Lih Mei Liao and Sarah M Creighton},
journal={BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics \& Gynaecology},
year={2005},
volume={112}
}OBJECTIVE
To describe variations in genital dimensions of normal women.
[] Key MethodDESIGN
Observational cross-sectional study.
SETTING
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, University College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
POPULATION
Fifty premenopausal women having gynaecological procedures not involving the external genitalia under general anaesthetic.
METHODS
A cross sectional study using digital photography and measurements of the external genitalia.
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