Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- History of Clitoris -- The Origins of Words ‘Clitoris’ and ‘Landica’ -- Formation of the Clitoris -- External  Morphology of the Clitoris -- Structure of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ -- Microscopic Study of the Clitoral-Bulbar Organ -- Physiologic Study of the Cavernous and Spongy Tissues -- Muscles Attached to the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ -- Innervation of the Bulbo-Clitoral organ -- The Vessels of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ -- The Sensitive Corpuscles -- The Suspensory Ligament of the Clitoris -- Relationships of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ -- Imaging of the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ -- Bulbo-Clitoral Organ and Sex -- The Mutilations of the Clitoris -- The Clitoris in the Art and the Literature -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.

This eagerly awaited book offers a unique, comprehensive scientific study of the anatomy of the organ of female sexual pleasure. The authors use macroscopic and microscopic research to guide the reader from the glans, the visible part of the clitoris, where they explore the impressive sensory corpuscles, to the hidden roots of the bulbo-clitoral organ. They show its complexity, its exact location within the external genitalia and its intimate relationship with the urethro-vaginal pyramid. They also remind us that throughout history there has been a failure to understand this organ, and explain that this misunderstanding remains the cause of persistent excisions, criminal mutilating practices that have not yet been eradicated. Using extensive iconography, they demonstrate throughout this book that the bulbo-clitoral organ is an exceptional natural treasure that every woman possesses and that every man should know well.