Jessica Pin
1 min readMay 1, 2019

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I agree. Yet this still isn’t medically recognized for women. Detailed vulvar anatomy is omitted from OB/GYN textbooks.

The nerves that innervate the clitoris, which are 2–3 mm in diameter inside the clitoris, are never shown in OB/GYN literature. They aren’t mentioned in literature on surgical techniques that put them at risk.

This is what they look like. See how big they are? They are left out.

The main concern, with women, is that they can be penetrated without pain. OB/GYN textbooks talk about the “feminine role of giving pleasure” and say “sexual function is satisfactory” after cutting the nerve supply to the clitoral glans. They say “orgasm may not be necessary for women.”

It’s all nuts. I don’t understand how female OB/GYNs stand for this and even rationalize the status quo.

But one thing some doctors did admit on Twitter is that it makes them “uncomfortable.”

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Jessica Pin
Jessica Pin

Written by Jessica Pin

Getting clitoral neural anatomy included in OB/GYN textbooks. It was finally added for the first time in July 2019. BME/EE @WUSTL

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