Professor Helen O'Connell

Well... You know, we were looking at the State Library in Victoria and beautiful diagrams in these historical books have had their vulval pages ripped out. you know, and then replaced and ripped out again. There is this sort of... Physically ripped out somewhere along the line. Well, someone has attacked these books and removed the very depiction of the vulva.

Well... You know, we were looking at the State Library in Victoria and beautiful diagrams in these historical books have had their vulval pages ripped out. you know, and then replaced and ripped out again. There is this sort of... Physically ripped out somewhere along the line. Well, someone has attacked these books and removed the very depiction of the vulva.

And so there's a sort of societal force that's a bit wacky, frankly. Isn't that shocking?

And so there's a sort of societal force that's a bit wacky, frankly. Isn't that shocking?

I actually wonder whether fluid's the right word. They secrete secretions. So they're, you know, viscous. So it's moist, right? But it's not watery. Like snot or like semen? Probably of a slippery... Lush character, yeah. More like saliva.

I actually wonder whether fluid's the right word. They secrete secretions. So they're, you know, viscous. So it's moist, right? But it's not watery. Like snot or like semen? Probably of a slippery... Lush character, yeah. More like saliva.

It was uber fresh, you know, so these incredible women donated their bodies to science. So we had this fabulous tissue and...

It was uber fresh, you know, so these incredible women donated their bodies to science. So we had this fabulous tissue and...

They are in the urethra. They're not beside the urethra. They're not in the vicinity of the urethra. They are actually in the structure of this tube. Wow.

They are in the urethra. They're not beside the urethra. They're not in the vicinity of the urethra. They are actually in the structure of this tube. Wow.

Probably smaller than that. So they're microscopic.

Probably smaller than that. So they're microscopic.

Right.

Right.

But if release at orgasm, and that's urine with these markers, makes you feel fantastic, you know, knock yourself out. I mean, people are really enjoying this experience. Why should we say it's anything other than valid?

But if release at orgasm, and that's urine with these markers, makes you feel fantastic, you know, knock yourself out. I mean, people are really enjoying this experience. Why should we say it's anything other than valid?