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-'''PWHV/People Who Have Vaginas''', '''IWHV'''/'''Individuals Who Have Vaginas''', '''PHV/People Having Vaginas,'''  or '''VAPs/Vaginal People,''' (formerly '''POV/People of Vaginas/People of''' '''Vulvas''' and '''IOV'''/'''Individuals of Vaginas'''), is a term for anyone who has a vagina, regardless of gender.
+'''PWHV (People Who Have Vaginas)''', or '''IWHV''' '''(Individuals Who Have Vaginas)''', is a term for anyone who has a vagina, regardless of gender.
+Other terms used for this concept include '''PHV (People Having Vaginas)'''; '''VAPs (Vaginal People)'''; or, formerly, '''POV (People of Vaginas/People of''' '''Vulvas)''' and '''IOV''' '''(Individuals of Vaginas)'''.
-It includes individuals who have had a vagina from birth and individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery to create a vagina. The term includes most [[cisgender]] women, non-binary individuals who have a vagina (either from birth or through sex reassignment surgery), [[transgender]] men who are [[transine]] or pre-transition, some [[intersex]] individuals, transgender women and other [[transfeminine]] individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery, and some [[transsex]]/[[altersex]]/[[AMAB-V]] men.
+PWHV includes individuals who have had a vagina from birth and individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery to create a vagina. The term includes most [[cisgender]] women, non-binary individuals who have a vagina (either from birth or through sex reassignment surgery), [[transgender]] men who are [[transine]] or pre-transition, some [[intersex]] individuals, transgender women and other [[transfeminine]] individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery, and some [[transsex]]/[[altersex]]/[[AMAB-V]] men.
-This term is made to combat the ideology that having a vagina is what makes one a [[woman]], and is made promote gender-neutral language and terms. The term was also made for more simplicity in describing genitalia in medical situations, such as sex education, as saying "female" would leave out many intersex and trans individuals.
+PWHV is a term designed to combat the ideology that having a vagina is what makes one a [[woman]], and to promote gender-neutral language and terms. The term also allows simplicity in describing genitalia in medical situations, such as sex education, where describing individuals as "female" may ignore the existence of intersex and trans individuals.
-A term similar to this is [[müllerian]], however müllerian refers to having every trait of a female, not just a vagina. One who is müllerian is also a PWHV, although one who is a PWHV is not always müllerian.
+A similar term to PWHV is [[müllerian]], however müllerian refers to having every trait of a female, not just a vagina. One who is müllerian is also a PWHV, although one who is a PWHV is not always müllerian.
 Related terms are [[PWHP]] and [[PWHN]].