GLOSSARY
Anus
Opening where your faces come out (poop hole)
ARM
Anorectal malformation (anal atresia)
Pelvic floor
A group of muscles that support the organs at the bottom of the abdomen and give control of your stool (urinating and defecating)
Pelvic physiotherapist
Caregiver who has patients with various physical complaints do exercises to control the group of muscles that give control over your stool
Ejaculation
Ejaculation in which semen leaves the body after orgasm
Erection
Enlarged and rigid state of the penis due to swelling (a 'hard-on')
Sexual intercourse
Inserting the rigid penis into the vagina
Caesarean section
Method of childbirth in which the mother surgically delivers her child(ren) through the abdominal wall (i.e., not the usual way; the vagina)
Libido
Feeling like having sex
Vagina
Female reproductive organ
Vaginismus
Means that a woman is unable to have sexual intercourse because the pelvic floor muscles located around the vagina are unconsciously over-tightened. As a result, the opening becomes very narrow and insertion of the penis is painful or even impossible