The clitoris as art

They observed that both clitoral and vaginal orgasms have the same stages of physical response, and found that the majority of their subjects could only achieve clitoral orgasms, while a minority achieved vaginal orgasms. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. Female Genitourinary System, Artwork Print. Although the bears have been described as having "a birth canal that runs through the clitoris rather than forming a separate vagina" a feature that is estimated to make up 10 to 20 percent of the bears' population , [] scientists state that female spotted hyenas are the only non- hermaphroditic female mammals devoid of an external vaginal opening, and whose sexual anatomy is distinct from usual intersex cases. Balcombe, Jonathan Peter Kaplan, Helen Singer

Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. Female Genital Mutilation. The clitoris has glans, a foreskin also known as the hood , erectile tissue and a very small shaft -- all the parts that a penis has. Feminist Studies. September Seven Seas Press.

In , Charles Estienne was the first writer to identify the clitoris in a work based on dissection, but he concluded that it had a urinary function. While female spotted hyenas are sometimes referred to as hermaphrodites or as intersex , [] and scientists of ancient and later historical times believed that they were hermaphrodites, [] [] [] modern scientists do not refer to them as such. Supporting an anatomical relationship between the clitoris and vagina is a study published in , which investigated the size of the clitoris; Australian urologist Helen O'Connell, described as having initiated discourse among mainstream medical professionals to refocus on and redefine the clitoris, noted a direct relationship between the legs or roots of the clitoris and the erectile tissue of the clitoral bulbs and corpora, and the distal urethra and vagina while using magnetic resonance imaging MRI technology. Our bodies, Ourselves: A Book by and for Women.