The Vaginoplasty Monologues: "I was very, very self-conscious about the way I looked," said the woman from Boston. "Now I feel free. I just feel normal." Thanks to vaginoplasty--aka "vaginal rejuvenation" or plastic surgery to tighten vaginal muscles or excise fleshy labia--this woman now has self-confidence again. Whew.

Question: exactly who is she comparing her netherbits to when she feels so freakishly abnormal? It's not like women have the same vantage point for lockerroom comparisons as men. Carrie McLaren at Stay Free! forwards a Sunday New York Times article on the rise of genital plastic surgery among women, the fastest growing area of cosmetic surgery. And her link to a Women's eNews article features a gynecologist pinpointing the problem, "I can't tell you how many pages and pages of pornographic material woman have brought in to me saying 'I want to look like this.'"