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The pubococcygeus muscle controls urine flow and contracts during orgasm as well as assisting in male ejaculation. [6] It also aids in childbirth as well as core stability. [7] A strong pubococcygeus muscle has also been linked to a reduction in urinary incontinence and proper positioning of the baby's head during childbirth.
Each levator ani muscle forms either lateral border of the hiatus. [1] The hiatus acccomodates the apex of the prostate in males, [1] and gives passage to the urethra in both sexes, the vagina in females, the deep dorsal vein of clitoris (females) or penis (males), [2] and nerves of the penis in males. [1]
Pelvic floor muscle tone may be estimated using a perineometer, which measures the pressure within the vagina. [13] Medication may also be used to improve continence. [14] In severe cases, surgery may be used to repair or even to reconstruct the pelvic floor. [14] One surgery which interrupts pelvic floor musculature in males is a radical ...
The bulbospongiosus muscles (in older texts bulbocavernosus and, for female muscle, constrictor cunni) are a subgroup of the superficial muscles of the perineum. [1] They have a slightly different origin, insertion and function in males and females. In males, these muscles cover the bulb of the penis, while in females, they cover the vestibular ...
Reproducing this type of muscle action can strengthen the Kegel muscles. The action of slowing or stopping the flow of urine may be used as a test of the correct pelvic-floor exercise technique. [11] [12] The components of levator ani (the pelvic diaphragm), namely pubococcygeus, puborectalis and iliococcygeus, contract and relax as one muscle ...
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Male gonad (testes, left) and female gonad (ovaries, right) Males have two testicles of similar size contained within the scrotum, which is an extension of the abdominal wall. [1] Scrotal asymmetry, in which one testicle extends farther down into the scrotum than the other, is common. This is because of the differences in the vasculature's ...
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.