Secrets about the Female Body Every Man Should Know
And women too
The female body has always confused men. Ancient Greek physicians believed the uterus wandered around the body. In the sixteenth century, doctors thought the clitoris was used for urination, and the uterus had two demonic horns. (This did nothing for the women’s movement.)
Many of these misconceptions arose out of inaccurate medical drawings. Until the nineteenth century, physicians were only allowed to dissect men and animals. Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical drawings are surprisingly accurate with one exception — he really botched the female reproductive system. Even Hippocrates, the father of medicine, never dissected a female body.
Although half the population has the same parts, it has taken medicine over two thousand years to understand female anatomy. Many of us are still clueless, and it’s not just men who are confused. In a recent survey by YouGov, six in ten men (59%) and nearly half of women (45%) could not label the vagina correctly. (Results got comical when asked to label the urethra and labia.)
It’s time our minds (and our uterus) stop wandering aimlessly in the darkness. The following are facts every man (and woman) should know about the female body if you want to enjoy sex more.
