No. Only the glans of the clitoris is homologous to the glans of the penis.

…ssue called mesoderm becomes something called the genital tubercle at about 9 weeks of development. This is the tissue that then develops into the glans of the penis in a male, OR the clitoris in a female. This is usually the most sensitive area for either, and needs to be involved in some way in the exp…
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Rebecca Levy-Gantt
Jessica Pin
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Jul 2, 2018
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No. Only the glans of the clitoris is homologous to the glans of the penis. The shaft of the penis is homologous to the body (shaft) of the clitoris and the labia minora (minus the urethra).
Why are you misinforming the public and then complaining about how patients mistrust doctors?!
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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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