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Believe it or not, the clitoris is actually twice the size most textbooks treat it as, and apparently extends considerably back into the vagina. It is further speculated that the "G-spot" and "vaginal orgasms" are really just different regions of the clitoris.
Bloody amazing stuff. You'd reckon that if we discovered that, say, the penis was twice as big as originally thought, they'd be shouting it from the absolute rooftops, but. Anyway, somebody with a bit of an anatomy background should have a look at the following transcript from a TV science show and incorporate the details into the article:
http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/scripts98/9825/clitoris.html
should this page be under "clitoris" or "Clitoris"? doesn't capitalization matter?
btw, AFAIK, the clitoris extends backwards to around the symphisis pubis, but I've never heard of it extending into the vagina.
It was my understanding that clitoral stimulation --> orgasm, which is important in driving sperm into the vagina and increasing the likelihood of fertilization. Therefore it isn't true that the Clitoris's sole function is sexual pleasure. --corvus13
Removed from the main article:
Am I missing something here, or does this irrelevant nonsense that belongs on the nonsense page? ---Robert Merkel
You're right, Damian... I couldn't let the anatomical inaccuracy stand, and edited the page to include more accurate information about the full extent of the clitoris!!! -- Gjalexei
Do all female mammals have a clitoris? If not, which ones do? AxelBoldt 23:57 May 10, 2003 (UTC)
I did a bit of a web search ("clitoris mammals"), and the most obvious result was:
In female mammals, the clitoris is the sexual homolog of the penis, and has the same embryonic origin; it also has a corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum. However, the urethra passes through the penis, but not through the clitoris. In mammals, the penis of monotremes also develops from cloacal tissue. In Theria, the rectum is separate from the urogenital apparatus, and therfore, the penis does not develop from the cloaca, but from a genital tubercle, which becomes the clitoris of females. In many mammals (male and female carnivores, rodents, bats, and many primates, but not humans), a bone called the baculum develops between the corpora cavernosa of the penis or clitoris.
I think from this I would conclude that at least all female Theria have a clitoris.
The name Kasper Bartholin appears to be originated from the Straight Dope article on this subject: I have redirected it to Caspar Bartholin. Does anyone know the right/canonical spelling of this? The Anome 08:11 27 May 2003 (UTC)
Hmm. A chunk of this is a too-close paraphrase of the Straight Dope article on this subject: I haven't got time to fix it right now: could someone else do so, please, preferably with cites from some other source? The Anome 08:14 27 May 2003 (UTC)
"This is becuase it in general, the female is not given a choice in regard to undergoing the operation, and therefore breaks fundamental human rights"
The exact same thing can be said about male circumsision! (replace "female" with "male"). The way that paragraph looks now suggets that unconsentingly circumsising a male is morally superior, or at least more justified for some reason, explain why. -- Rotem Dan 18:23 4 Jun 2003 (UTC)
"(for a cultural, rather than medical, nature)"
Now it may make it look like male circumsision is an essential medical procedure, however, that is highly disputed.
Another question, why would the clitoris be removed out of medical reasons? I guess there may be medical reasons, but I'm not aware of any. -- Rotem Dan 19:04 4 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Is this graphic photograph REALLY something we want on Wikipedia? RickK 03:06 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I thought we'd reached an understanding that we'd link to it rather than have it on the page... though admittedly I haven't been following the debate too closely. Anyway, as the image was inserted by stealth (by someone who should know better) I've reverted it... Evercat 03:10 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Heh, that's fine, but I object to "test" as an edit summary in such a case. :-) Evercat 17:29 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Should the pronounciation really be here? It really is more of a Wiktionary thing. - fonzy
And if you don't believe me about the pronunciations, I present the following evidence:
Nohat 05:29 9 Jul 2003 (UTC)