Talk:Perineal sponge

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Function Section uses misogynistic languagd

The function section states that the purpose of arousal and swelling in this tissue is to make the vagina tighter around the penis. This suggests that arousal in an individual woman is for the purpose of a hypothetical male and hia genitalia, which is misogynistic. The next section notes that this area can be stimulated for sexual pleasure in women, which seems like just as good a description of a purpose as that used now.

Recommend review and removal of old, harmful perspectives of female anatomy and arousal being about men. Honestly, I find it questionable on whether a "purpose" statement even makes sense here 71.62.212.158 (talk) 00:27, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Article desperately needs better sourcing or deletion

This is not a real medical term and therefore is not an article to be trusted, please remove. 2601:1C0:CB02:1F80:D89A:7FA:40C7:1BEF (talk) 14:48, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It certainly seems to be used in some places in the medical literature: see, for example this. This paper also uses the term. According to this, this is the same thing as the perineal body, aka the central tendon of perineum However, this article suffers from a lack of WP:MEDRS sources for the sexual aspects, and need major revision.

I'd certainly note that the one current WP:MEDRS is to a paper book without an online copy that can be verified online.

Here's the possible origin of this term: this midwifery article describes the term as having been coined in "Downer C, et al., eds. A NEW VIEW OF A WOMAN’S BODY: A FULLY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE BY THE FEDERATION OF FEMINIST WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTERS. Feminist Health Press, Los Angeles CA, 1991.", available on the Internet Archive here. Quoting page 40 of that book:

"In doing self-examination to explore the clitoris, we noticed an area between the vagina and the anus that "gives" when you press on it. This we discovered to be erectile tissue which forms the lower part of the clitoris to a depth of an inch or so. Lacking any medical labels, we have called this the "perineal sponge.""

— The Anome (talk) 01:49, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]