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Anatomical and Physiological Description of Women’s Sexuality

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The female genitalia can be subdivided into the internal genitalia (vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries) and external genitalia (vulva), including the mons pubis, clitoris, labia majora and minora, which are the structures surrounding the urogenital cleft. In anatomy textbooks there is a separation between the embryological development of the internal and external genital organs in males and females. It is important to know this because it is related to the function of these organs, that is, the internal genitals have a reproductive function, while the external ones have the function of giving pleasure (Puppo 2011). This chapter describes the structure directly involved in the physiological sexual response.

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  1. Department of Urology, Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Monza, Milan, Italy

    Serena Maruccia

  2. Department of Gynecologic-Obstetric Sciences and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Angela Maurizi

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Elisabetta Costantini

  2. Department of Urology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Donata Villari

  3. SS Annunziata Hospital, Savigliano, Italy

    Maria Teresa Filocamo

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Maruccia, S., Maurizi, A. (2017). Anatomical and Physiological Description of Women’s Sexuality. In: Costantini, E., Villari, D., Filocamo, M. (eds) Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41716-5_2

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