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- The erectile penis and clitoris cells both develop from the same embryonic tissues. I suspect that the itch from these organs incentivises the owners into reproductive behaviors.
- This article feels like it's full of no big mystery being unlocked other than the clitoris non-sexual stimulation being used as pain treatment during labor, but I'm sure not as effective as just some potent pain killer.by 0x4e
- by forgotmypw17
- Smooth muscle contractions involve the same nerves and muscles in orgasm as in childbirth contractions.
Uterine contraction > Labour and pregnancy, In orgasm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterine_contraction
Birthgasm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthgasm
In terms of evolutionary origin and adaptation and natural selection (mutation, crossover, selection), all amniotes (reptiles, amphibians, mammals) have a clitoris.
Animal clitoris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_clitoris
by thtsntmyjob - This kind of article makes me think what other medical and scientific discoveries we have suppressed or ignored even to this day because there is so much western country prudishness at play? Since we've been so afraid (at the cultural level in the US but also in other judaeo-christian countries) of female sexuality, female independence, gay people, anal sex, what are we missing here?