Table 3 Types and prevalence of vaginal practices
From: Vaginal health and hygiene practices and product use in Canada: a national cross-sectional survey
Vaginal health and hygiene practice | Ever used (N = 1435) N (%) |
|---|---|
Insertion of sex toys | 562 (39.2) |
Waxing genital area | 380 (26.4) |
Genital surgery (reasons other than cosmetic) | 34 (2.4) |
Genital piercing | 24 (1.7) |
Traditional genital cutting | 20 (1.4) |
Pubic hair colouring | 15 (1.0) |
Genital cutting (for reasons other than traditional) | 13 (0.9) |
Genital tattoo | 12 (0.8) |
Anal bleaching | 7 (0.5) |
Vajazzling (the application of stick-on gemstones to the genital area) | 6 (0.4) |
Vaginal bleaching | 6 (0.4) |
Genital cosmetic surgery | 6 (0.4) |
Smoking/fogging/steaming to tighten vagina | 5 (0.3) |
Injection to enhance G-spot | 4 (0.3) |
Other Practices (from text box) | 89 (6.2) |
Episiotomy/stitches for tear during childbirth | 21 (1.4) |
Other medical procedure | 18 (1.3) |
Shaving | 13 (0.9) |
Laser hair removal | 9 (0.6) |
Traditional labia stretching | 1 (0.07) |