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Anatomic Study of the Clitoris and the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ

  • The only recent scientific book related to the anatomy and the histology of the clitoris and of the bulbo-clitoral organ

  • Provides a large iconography including many color photographs

  • A short focus on mutilations and the role of the clitoris in the art and literature

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. History of the Clitoris

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 1-12
  3. Formation of the Clitoris

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 13-21
  4. Terminology and Related Difficulties

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 23-26
  5. External Morphology of the Clitoris

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 27-38
  6. Structure of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 39-55
  7. Microscopic Study of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 57-66
  8. Physiology of Cavernous and Spongy Tissues

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 67-70
  9. Innervation of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 71-80
  10. Sensory Corpuscles

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 81-93
  11. The Vessels of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 95-99
  12. Muscles of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 101-106
  13. The Suspensory Ligament of the Clitoris

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 107-111
  14. Relationships of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 113-122
  15. Imagery of the Bulbo-clitoral Organ

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 123-125
  16. The Bulbo-clitoral Organ in the Sexual Act

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 127-132
  17. Mutilations of the Clitoris

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 133-136
  18. The Clitoris in Art

    • Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi
    Pages 137-145
  19. Back Matter

    Pages 147-152

About this book

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.

Reviews

“The aim of this book is to provide an extensive knowledge of the ‘exceptional natural treasure that every woman possesses and that every man should know well’. … The text is well documented, concise and easy to read. … This original, attractive, and richly documented book will be of great interest not only to all anatomists, but also to medical students, pelvic visceral surgeons, urologists, gynaecologists, obstetricians, sexologists, plastic surgeons, radiologists, midwifes and nurses.” (Bruno Grignon, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, May, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • UER Médecine, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

    Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi

About the authors

Vincent Di Marino* is an emeritus professor of Anatomy at Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine), former director of the Renal Transplantation Center at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, and former director of the Anatomy Laboratory at the Aix-Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine) in Marseille (France). Currently, his research topics are focused on the central nervous system and the pelvis.

 Hubert E-Marie Lepidi is a professor of Histology at Aix- Marseille University (Faculty of Medicine) and a pathologist at La Timone Hospital in Marseille, France. He is specialized in hematopathology, cardio-vascular diseases and infectious diseases. His research focuses are on inflammatory reactions and the study of histologic samples in anatomy laboratories.

*   By the same author: Vincent Di Marino, Yves Etienne et Maurice Niddam.

Atlas photographique en couleur du système nerveux central; Springer 2011.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anatomic Study of the Clitoris and the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ

  • Authors: Vincent Di Marino, Hubert Lepidi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04894-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04893-2Published: 24 June 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35244-2Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04894-9Published: 27 May 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 152

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 103 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gynecology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Urology, Surgery, Anatomy, History of Medicine

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eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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