How DO nurses make it through med school without learning proper terminology? Asking a patient whether the issue is with their internal or external vagina? There is no such thing as an external vagina. Internal = Vagina External = Vulva Ladies, smarten up. Referring to your vulva as your vagina makes YOU look dumb and uninformed. As a medical "professional" it makes you look like you don't belong in the workplace until you've mastered basic anatomy. —Mulva