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The law of periodicity for menstruation

Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.

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The secret hystery of a womb

A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.

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Why are women more willing donors than men?

Why is there a gender imbalance when it comes to the donation of organs, blood and tissue, and what can be done about it?

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My important, ridiculous nose

The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.

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  • Female generative organs
  • Wax plaque showing the female generative organs
  • The female generative organs, after Haller. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.
  • Wax model of the female generative organs, by an anonymous collaborator of La Croix from dissections by Faget. Engraving, 1749.
  • Wax model of the female generative organs, by an anonymous collaborator of La Croix from dissections by Faget. Engraving, 1749.
  • The genito-urinary system, after Eustachius, Cheselden, and De Graaf. Etching, 1743.
  • The uterus, after Swammerdam, De Graaf and Cheselden. Etching, 1743.
  • The uterus, a foetus, the hymen and female genitals, after Haller, Kulm and Huber. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.
  • Female genital organs before, during and after pregnancy. Colour lithograph by O. Gri︠u︡n, 1925.
  • Female genital organs before, during and after pregnancy. Colour lithograph by O. Gri︠u︡n, 1925.
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