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The Anatomy Lesson You Never Got

Come As You Are

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The Clitoris and the Penis Are the Same, Just Like the Penis

In the first few weeks of embryonic development, all of us have the same basic hardware. It's around week six that the embryo receives a hormonal signal. The head of the clitoris is the same as the head of the penis. But it developed a little differently responding to hormones based on this body's chromosomes and other aspects of their environment in utero. And just like the penis, the clitoris, including all of its internal parts, gets erect and swells when you're aroused - which I just love.

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