The clitoris is one of the least studied organs in the human body, and it did not appear in standard anatomy textbooks until the 38th edition of Gray's Anatomy in 1995, highlighting its historical neglect in medical research. According to The Guardian - Main UK, Ju Young Lee described this as the first ever 3D map of the nerves within the glands of the clitoris, a development that challenges existing knowledge. The new 3D scans show that some of what medics have been learning about clitoral anatomy is wrong, though the specific errors revealed and the total number of female pelvises scanned remain unknown.
The findings could help prevent women from having poorer sexual function after pelvic operations, offering potential clinical benefits. According to The Guardian - Main UK, Georga Longhurst was especially fascinated by the high-resolution images within the glans, the most sensitive part of the clitoris, as these terminal nerve branches are impossible to see during dissection. Experts have criticized the long-standing oversight, with Helen O'Connell, a Melbourne urologist, stating that the clitoris has been ignored by researchers for far too long.
It has been deleted intellectually by the medical and scientific community, presumably aligning attitude to a societal ignorance.
According to The Guardian - Main UK, O'Connell also described it as being deleted intellectually by the medical and scientific community, presumably aligning attitude to a societal ignorance. Whether the new findings have been peer-reviewed yet and when the study might be published in a peer-reviewed journal are still unclear, as is how the new 3D map compares in detail to the 1998 mapping of penile nerves.
This is the first ever 3D map of the nerves within the glands of the clitoris.
I was especially fascinated by the high-resolution images within the glans, the most sensitive part of the clitoris, as these terminal nerve branches are impossible to see during dissection.