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Introduction

1. H. C. Wisenfelf, and I. Macio, Evaluation of vulvovaginal symptoms by women's health care providers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 5–8, 1998.

Chapter 1: The Mind

1. G. Steinem, Introduction, in Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues (New York: Villard, 1999), ix.
2. R. Eisler, The Chalice and the Blade (San Francisco: Harper & Company, 1988).
3. J. C. Webster, Progress in obstetrics and gynecology, in Harrington Lectures (Buffalo: Medical Faculty of the University of Buffalo, 1910).
4. J. V. Ricci, The Genealogy of Gynaecology (Philadelphia: Blakiston, 1943),147.
5. Webster, Progress in obstetrics and gynecology.
6. Ricci, The Genealogy of Gynaecology.
7. N. Angier, Woman (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999), 84.
8. Ricci, The Genealogy of Gynaecology.
9. Ibid.
10. Webster, Progress in obstetrics and gynecology.
11. Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity (New York: W. W. Norton, 1997), 676.
12. Webster, Progress in obstetrics and gynecology.

Chapter 2: The Vulva

1. F. H. Sillman, M. G. Muto, The vulva, in Kistner's Gynecology, K. J. Ryan, R. S. Berkowitz, R. L. Barbieri, eds. (St. Louis: Mosby, 1995), 50.
2. C. K. Hong, H. G. Choi, Hair restoration surgery in patients with hypotrichosis of the pubis: the reason and ideas for design, Dermatol Surg 1999:25(6):475.
3. W. S. Lee, I. W. Lee, S. K. Ahn, Diffuse heterochromia of scalp hair, J Am Acad Dermatol 1996 Nov:35(5 Pt 2):823.
4. E. J. Wilkinson, I. K. Stone, Atlas of Vulvar Disease (Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1995).
5. A. Toesca et al., Immunohistochemical study of the corpora cavernosa of the human clitoris, J Anat 1996:188:513.
6. B. R. Komisaruk, B. Whipple, The suppression of pain by genital stimulation in females, Ann Rev Sex Research 1995:6:151.
7. A. B. Berenson, A longitudinal study of hymenal morphology in the first 3 years of life, Pediatrics 1995:95:490.
8. J. E. Emmans, E. R. Woods, E. N. Allred, and E. Grace, Hymenal findings in adolescent women: impact of tampon use and consensual sexual activity, J Pediatr 1994:125:153.
9. N. Jeffcoate, Hypertrophy of the labia minora "Spaniel ear nymphae," in Principles of Gynaecology, 4th ed. (London: Butterworths, 1975), 151.

Chapter 3: The Vagina

1. M. Hilliges, C. Falconer, G. Ekman-Ordeberg, O. Johansson, Innervation of the human vaginal mucosa as revealed by PGP 9.5 immunohistochemistry, Acta Anat 1995:153:119.
2. C. J. Dewhurst, Integrated Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Postgraduates, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1973); R. L. Dickinson, Control of Conception (Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1938).
3. M. J. Godley, Quantitation of vaginal discharge in healthy volunteers, Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1985:92:739.
4. N. Dusitsin, A. T. Gregoire, W. D. Johnson, et al., Histidine in human vaginal fluid, Obstet Gynecol 1967:29:125.
5. I. Sjoberg, S. Cajander, E. Rylander, Morphometric characteristics of the vaginal epithelium during the menstrual cycle, Gynecol Obstet Invest 1988:26:136.
6. D. P. Wolf, L. Blasco, M. Khan, et al., Human cervical mucus: V. Oral contraceptives and mucus rheologic properties, Fertil Steril 1979:32:166.
7. A. B. Onderdonk, B. F. Polk, N. S. Moon, et al., Methods for quantitative vaginal flora studies, Am J Obstet Gynecol 1977:128:777.
8. S. Faro, Bacterial vaginitis, Clin Obstet & Gynecol 1990:34:582.
9. B. Watt, M. J. Goldacre, N. Loudon, et al., Prevalence of bacteria in the vagina of normal young women, Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1981:88:588.

Chapter 4: At Different Ages

1. C. P. Goplerud, M. J. Ohn, R. P. Galask, Aerobic and anaerobic flora of the cervix during pregnancy and the puerperium, Am J Obstet Gynecol 1976:126:858.
2. J. Paavonen, Physiology and ecology of the vagina, Scand J Infect Dis 1983:S40:31.
3. C. C. Tsai, J. P. Semmens, E. C. Semmens, et al., Vaginal physiology in postmenopausal women: pH value, transvaginal electropotential difference, and estimated blood flow, Southern Med J 1987:80(8):987.
4. S. Leilblum, G. Bachman, E. Kemmann, et al., Vaginal atrophy in the postmenopausal woman: the importance of sexual activity and hormones, JAMA 1983:249:2195.
5. R. B. Greenblatt et al., Evaluation of an estrogen, androgen, and estrogen-androgen combination, and a placebo in the treatment of the menopause, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1950:10:1547; C. H. Birnberg, R. Kurzrok, Low-dosage androgen-estrogen therapy in the older age group, J Am Ger Soc 1955:III:656; H. S. Kupperman et al., Contemporary therapy of the menopausal syndrome, JAMA 1959:171:103.
6. B. B. Sherwin, M. M. Gelfand, W. Brener, Androgen enhances sexual motivation in females: a prospective, crossover study of sex steroid administration in the surgical menopause, Psychom Med 1985:47:339.
7. L. Cardozo et al., The effects of subcutaneous hormone implants during climacteric, Maturitas 1984:6:177; H. G. Burger et al., The management of persistent menopausal symptoms with oestradiol-testosterone implants: clinical, lipid and hormonal results, Maturitas 1984:6:351; B. B. Sherwin, Changes in sexual behavior as a function of plasma sex steroid levels in post-menopausal women, Maturitas 1985:7:225.
8. J. Berman, L. Berman, For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life (New York: Henry Holt, 2001).
9. E. L. Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard: Hormone Connections Women Suspect and Doctors Still Ignore (New York: M. Evans, 2001).
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.