The article that started it all : 6 years ago! Helen O’Connell has mapped the clitoris and delved deep into the G-spot mystery. If you’re enjoying good sexual relations, you may want to thank this game-changing urologist. Read more here: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/get-cliterate-how-a-melbourne-doctor-is-redefining-female-sexuality-20181203-p50jvv.html Sydney Morning Herald Article: Melissa Fyfe Published December 8, 2018

"Students should be shown better diagrams or 3D models of female anatomy in sex education classes so that they can properly understand their bodies and what is normal, experts say." Read more here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/schools-urged-to-get-cliterate-about-sex-education-20230914-p5e4nx.html The Age Article: Nicole Precel September 29, 2023 — 7.00pm

Researchers have developed an interactive model vulva that can be used to deliver accessible sex education in schools and clinics across Australia.  Read more here: https://educationdaily.au/teachers/new-tool-empowers-teachers-to-deliver-inclusive-sex-education-6042/ Education Daily Article: Charlie March 18, 2024 4:03 pm

An ABC News Online article about the journey Anita Brown-Major has taken to help bring more knowledge and understanding of AFAB genital anatomy to everyone. " She embarked on a mission to make an accurate model but found some questions about anatomy were difficult to answer – particularly about the clitoris." Read the article here – and watch the ABC 7:30 Report: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-09/female-scientists-helping-people-discover-the-clitoris/103951640?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web ABC News Article: Emily Jane Smith ABC 7:30 Report: Emily Jane Smith and Charlie Bell

It was only in 1988 the clitoris was mapped.  Science still has yet to figure out female anatomy.  Luckily, I was able to speak with Anita Brown-Major, who is member of the international Cliterati Committee and director of Thrive Rehab, and discuss female anatomy in depth!  Would you believe there is still little research about women bodies?  April 2024 Anita did a pubmed search to find 50k+ articles related to male genitalia, compared to only 2000 articles that mentioned the clitoris.  She poignantly says nature likes diversity and people don’t- and how this relates to the vulva- and how we are all so different.  We also discuss non concordant touch and what happens to the body when it is touched, how context is important, and how that also relates to consent and unwarranted sexual touch. Listen Here Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-21-getting-cliterate-with-anita-brown-major/id1752578101?i=1000677330834 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6V5qH4Irl91Sks8LaE1fUx?si=e3bcb1b21bbe4e68 Host: Lauren Muratore  Content: www.laurenmuratore.com Clinic: www.integratedsextherapy.com.au Guest: Anita Brown-Major | https://www.thriverehab.com.au

The below tutorial helps explain the sexual response systems that cause the bulbs of the clitoris to become engorged with blood and expand. To help people communicate this system, we have created two additional resources to the Cliterate model, called the 'Clit Pack' , containing a non-engorged clitoris and glow-in-the-dark engorged clitoris. Content warning! This video mentions sexual assault and we know this can be distressing for some viewers and listeners. If you need resources or support go to beyondblue.org or for 24 hour free counselling in Australia, the number for Lifeline is 13 11 14 . Please look after yourself. Psychogenic Response The animation below illustrates the Psychogenic Pathways Response, where seeing, thinking, smelling or touching sends information down your spinal cord and results in engorgement of the clitoris. Reflexogenic Response The animation below illustrates the Reflexogenic Pathways Response, which takes place at the S2 to S4 part of your spinal cord. In response to someone being touched on the vulva, a message is sent to the spinal cord returning an immediate reflex response directly back from the S2–S4 region to the area, starting the engorgement process. This a more automatic response to sensation in the genital area – without involvement from the brain. The response is not under voluntary control and is not linked to consent or enjoyment. (Sexual non-concordance).​

Lucy, Occupational Therapist and Sexologist, explains the benefit of using visual teaching resources during relationship and sex education session with clients.

Lucy, Occupational Therapist and Sexologist, shares how she utilised various resources to support conversations about Sex Ed, vulva anatomy and pleasure. These resources include 2D illustrations and the 3D Cliterate model.

An instructional video showing the different components of the Cliterate Model.

If you have purchased the Cliterate Model, a big thank you and welcome to the Cliterate Community! This video below will introduce you to your new model and explain the relationship between each pull-apart section.