[In a continuing effort to help make you the most entertaining guy at the party, here is another cocktail party conversation starter.]

Korea may have given us kimchee, tae kwon do and Grace Park (I know she's from Canada, but go with it), but there's something new you can add to the list of their cultural contributions: Vaginal Steam Baths.

Right now, in Southern California (where else), women are paying up to $50 per half hour to squat naked over a boiling pot of mugwort tea blended with wormwood and other herbs. Why? According to an article in the LA Times, this centuries-old Korean folk-remedy is believed to reduce stress, fight infections, clear hemorrhoids, regulate menstrual cycles and aid infertility, among many other health benefits." It's like a facial for her lady business.

But like most folk remedies, there are no studies to back up any of these claims, the support is purely anecdotal. (However, if they decide to conduct any studies, I'll do my part and volunteer as a research assistant.)

And guys, we don't have to feel left out of this holistic lunacy. The spas offer a version for men to steam our perineal area. Yes, I know where my perineal area is, and no, it does not need to be steam cleaned. I'd rather have the stress and hemorrhoids.

Finding spas that offer vaginal steaming is difficult, but if you're thinking maybe your girl would appreciate a little herbal heat on her hoo-hoo, one company Rakuten.comoffers a do-it-yourself kit for $330. Good luck explaining to the ER admitting nurse why her va-jay-jay looks like the Fisherman's Platter at Red Lobster.