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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=clitoris https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=clitoris 2,611 results https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=penis https:

by BMc2020 4y ago

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=clitoris https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=clitoris 2,611 results https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=penis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=penis 53,782 results ovary 177,395 results, testicle 114,480 results My theory is that it is not a significant source of disease, death or disability.

quantified 4y ago
What it is a significant source of, I hope has been studied well. If not, it should be.
Comevius 4y ago
It's PubMed, if you select everything health is the primary context, so your theory is automatically correct. A more interesting context would be evolution, sexual function or culture. There shouldn't be significant disparities between research on penis and clitoris there, but there are.
- BMc2020 4y ago
  That's a very good point. From an evolutionary standpoint, a penis must work for male reproduction, or it is selected against very quickly. Neither a clitoris nor a female orgasm is required for female reproduction. TL:DR; Nobody comes from a long line of eunuchs.
  - Comevius 4y ago
    It is a common misunderstanding that in evolution everything is about reproduction, and not the survival of genes, which requires more than just reproduction. Parents would be so happy if reproduction is all it would take. > Nobody comes from a long line of eunuchs. Nobody comes from a long line of dumb breeders either, the survival of the species takes more work than just tapping ass. For example a homosexual uncle that's willing to pitch in can play an important part in survival by not creating more hungry mouths, by doing useful work and by creating useful bonds inside or outside of the community. The selection pressure in this case would be on women to have a certain amount of homosexual children. Groups that have such women would enjoy an advantage. Those helpful homosexual uncles just created an evolutionary change, even if they themselves are not reproducing. > Neither a clitoris nor a female orgasm is required for female reproduction. It can be however required for any number of advantageous functions playing secondary roles in the survival of genes. There is research to suggest that female orgasm evolved from something that played a primary role in reproduction in ancient mammals, but then it's evolution went in the direction of secondary roles.
    - yucky 4y ago
      How many hairstylists and interior decorators does a village really need though? I kid I kid :)
tsol 4y ago
The penis is the entire male sexual organ. The clitoris is a part of the female sexual organ. It would be more appropriate to compare 'penis' and 'vagina', or 'clitoris' and maybe 'glans'(I don't remember my terms from college anatomy very well lol)
- Comevius 4y ago
  The clitoris is pretty much homologous to the penis, not just the glans, the visible part, but the clitoral body behind it that is continuous with the crura, and also the paired bulbs. The distal (closer to outside) parts of the vagina and urethra are the midline core of this pyramidal-shaped structure that's behind the labia minora and majora. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris#/media/File:Clitoris_3_D_-_Helen_O'Connell.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris#/media/File:Clitoris_...

quantified 4y ago

What it is a significant source of, I hope has been studied well. If not, it should be.

Comevius 4y ago

It's PubMed, if you select everything health is the primary context, so your theory is automatically correct. A more interesting context would be evolution, sexual function or culture. There shouldn't be significant disparities between research on penis and clitoris there, but there are.

BMc2020 4y ago
That's a very good point. From an evolutionary standpoint, a penis must work for male reproduction, or it is selected against very quickly. Neither a clitoris nor a female orgasm is required for female reproduction. TL:DR; Nobody comes from a long line of eunuchs.
- Comevius 4y ago
  It is a common misunderstanding that in evolution everything is about reproduction, and not the survival of genes, which requires more than just reproduction. Parents would be so happy if reproduction is all it would take. > Nobody comes from a long line of eunuchs. Nobody comes from a long line of dumb breeders either, the survival of the species takes more work than just tapping ass. For example a homosexual uncle that's willing to pitch in can play an important part in survival by not creating more hungry mouths, by doing useful work and by creating useful bonds inside or outside of the community. The selection pressure in this case would be on women to have a certain amount of homosexual children. Groups that have such women would enjoy an advantage. Those helpful homosexual uncles just created an evolutionary change, even if they themselves are not reproducing. > Neither a clitoris nor a female orgasm is required for female reproduction. It can be however required for any number of advantageous functions playing secondary roles in the survival of genes. There is research to suggest that female orgasm evolved from something that played a primary role in reproduction in ancient mammals, but then it's evolution went in the direction of secondary roles.
  - yucky 4y ago
    How many hairstylists and interior decorators does a village really need though? I kid I kid :)

tsol 4y ago

The penis is the entire male sexual organ. The clitoris is a part of the female sexual organ. It would be more appropriate to compare 'penis' and 'vagina', or 'clitoris' and maybe 'glans'(I don't remember my terms from college anatomy very well lol)

Comevius 4y ago
The clitoris is pretty much homologous to the penis, not just the glans, the visible part, but the clitoral body behind it that is continuous with the crura, and also the paired bulbs. The distal (closer to outside) parts of the vagina and urethra are the midline core of this pyramidal-shaped structure that's behind the labia minora and majora. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris#/media/File:Clitoris_3_D_-_Helen_O'Connell.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris#/media/File:Clitoris_...