On top of being factually wrong, many of these myths are downright sexist. No penis, toy, hand, or even baby will stretch your vagina permanently, says sex therapist Vanessa Marin. It's hard to give a partner feedback if all you know how to do is hit the power button. Douching does more harm than good, says Minkin. Not only is it unnecessary; it actually clears healthy bacteria out of your vagina and can even increase your risk for STIs. It might feel good, and there might be some people who can have an orgasm that way, but it's just not the way the body works. On the flip side, not everything that stimulates the clitoris is guaranteed to get you off either. Some women do not orgasm through oral sex, through fingering, or with a partner at all, says sexologist Carol Queen, PhD.

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She dressed us exactly the same, usually in homemade striped get-ups that resembled old-school prison uniforms. My mother sighed. She had gotten this question before. My grandfather quickly put an end to my research before summoning my mother to give me a little talk. Let me just say here that, if anyone tries to spin this into an incest or sexual abuse thing like what happened with Lena Dunham, I swear to God I will write a strongly worded op-ed about you for a campus publication, and we all know NOBODY likes reading those. Little kids do weird shit, OK?! My mother wrapped 2-year-old me in my favorite Powerpuff Girl towel and pulled me to the other side of the bathroom. Parents, for the love of positive body image, please teach your children the correct terminology for their genitals. Seuss fashion. I paused in narrow-eyed contemplation, determining whether to believe her.
Make sure your nails are short. Although I feel like this should be an obvious part of properly fingering a woman, I realize in the heat of the moment not everyone looks down and examines their fingernail length. Which brings us to….