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[–] 89 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

We landed two three rovers on Mars before medical science discovered the clitoris.

The Mars Exploration Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004. (See the reply below for the earlier one I forgot!)

An accurate anatomical model of the clitoris was not created until 2005.

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  • [–] 106 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    "Medical science" didn't only just discover the clitoris 20 years ago... Fairly accurate descriptions of the structure of the clitoris go back to the 1840s. It's the textbooks used for medical training that were omitting the already known structures to the detriment of medical professionals and healthcare.

    Never mind that discovering and accurately mapping something are very different. That's like saying we hadn't discovered the moon until we saw the other side.

    It's a funny meme that scientists couldn't find the clit, but it detracts from the actual sexism that was preventing the known science from being taught properly to doctors.

    https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/anatomy-clitoris-2005-helen-e-oconnell-kalavampara-v-sanjeevan-and-john-m-hutson

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    My wording was for comedic affect. I agree with you, but it's still shocking how recently we mapped this organ in its entirety.

    There's a fun article about the history of the clitoris here, if anyone's after yet more reading on this.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Now this is some fake news

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Lmao, how is this 'fake news'?

    The Mars Exploration Rovers landed in 2004 and the earlier Mars mission I forgot, is helpfully linked in a comment by user atomicbocks below.

    In 2005 Australian urologist Helen O'Connell was the first to fully anatomically map the clitoris.

    Or is this accusation of 'fake news' just you objecting to my comedic language about the historically male dominated field of medical science 'discovering' the clit?

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