Anita knows she has an uncommon profession. She regularly visits sex shops, talks to sex workers — words like vulva, erection and orgasm are all part of a productive day on the job.
"At that point I was like, 'Oh, there's nothing out there. Well, I suppose we will just have to make it.'" The organ has had a complicated relationship with Western medicine. In the medieval witch hunting guide "Malleus Maleficarum" it was referred to as "the devil's teat".In the 1600s scientists began studying the organ in detail – with Dutch anatomist Regnier De Graaf publishing an anatomical depiction of the clitoris.
"It's just part of a woman's body that you should understand. But it also has a very special function, right? I mean, it's for pleasure and it causes orgasms. And that seems a significant function for wellbeing."This gap in knowledge was noticed by Professor Helen O'Connell, president of the Urological Society ANZ, when she was in medical school.
A network of scientists and healthcare professionals around the world formed – including from Australia, the US, France and Sweden – many making their own models. The group swapped notes on their research and experiences dealing with this misunderstood organ. Caroline was a seasoned flyer who wore her seatbelt on long-haul flights. Then she got up to go to the bathroomRed flags to look out for when signing rental lease agreements