So get this: a woman with two vaginas — that’s right, TWO VAGINAS — that’s right, vaginas, which is a naughty word — is appearing on The Tyra Show today, presumably to talk about the fact that she has two vaginas. Wait, why is this not-actually-all-that-rare condition getting so hyped up?

From the press release:

It’s a “Tyra Show” international exclusive, meet the woman who was born with two vaginas in an episode scheduled to air on Friday, November 6th. Lauren Williams, who is now 29 years old, was born with two vaginas…

Tyra Banks: “You’re the only pregnant woman that can get pregnant while pregnant.” Tune in to find out what sex is like for Lauren and what 2 vaginas looks like!

While the woman’s condition is fairly uncommon, it’s not so rare as to deservedly subject her to the full Tyra’s-astonished-facial-expression treatment (see photo, above left).

According to a 2001 medical journal article cited by Wikipedia, didelphic uterus, or the condition of having two uteruses & often two vaginas as well, occurs in 1/3,000 women. So: if there are 300 million people in the US and half of them are women, about 50,000 Americans have this rare and freakshowish disorder.

There are about 60,000 Americans with sickle cell anemia (1/5,000 among both sexes). That’s the same order of magnitude; when’s their Jerry Springer Show Tyra Show special?

Here’s a preview of the episode: