Largely overlooked by medical science for centuries, these women set out to advance the knowledge of the clitoris.
Anita knows she has an uncommon profession. She regularly visits sex shops, talks to sex workers — words like vulva, erection and orgasm are all part of a productive day on the job.
"At that point I was like, 'Oh, there's nothing out there. Well, I suppose we will just have to make it.'" The organ has had a complicated relationship with Western medicine. In the medieval witch hunting guide "Malleus Maleficarum" it was referred to as "the devil's teat".In the 1600s scientists began studying the organ in detail – with Dutch anatomist Regnier De Graaf publishing an anatomical depiction of the clitoris.
"It's just part of a woman's body that you should understand. But it also has a very special function, right? I mean, it's for pleasure and it causes orgasms. And that seems a significant function for wellbeing."This gap in knowledge was noticed by Professor Helen O'Connell, president of the Urological Society ANZ, when she was in medical school.
A network of scientists and healthcare professionals around the world formed – including from Australia, the US, France and Sweden – many making their own models. The group swapped notes on their research and experiences dealing with this misunderstood organ. Caroline was a seasoned flyer who wore her seatbelt on long-haul flights. Then she got up to go to the bathroomRed flags to look out for when signing rental lease agreements
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