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Why Must Girls Squat To Pee?
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|QUESTION:|
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I'm an 18-year-old guy. Some of my friends and I are confused as to
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why a female must squat or sit before she can pee.
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Is it because she has the equivalent of an extremely tiny penis,
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normally hidden from view, which only pops out when she squats?
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A woman needn't squat or sit to urinate. She can also urinate in a
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standing position (or in any other position, for that matter). But,
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since she can't control the direction of the flow of urine, this is apt
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to be a messy business.
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Females urinate from the urethral opening, a very small hole located
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between the clitoris and the vaginal opening, and surrounded by the
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vaginal lips called the labia majora.
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Clitoris Is Like Small Penis
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When you ask about whether the female has the equivalent of a small
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penis, you may be thinking of the clitoris. Actually, in terms of fetal
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development, the penis is more like an enlarged clitoris.
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The clitoris is a small knob of tissue located above the urethra. In
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the embryo, a group of specialized cells becomes the clitoris. If the
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fetus is male, the same tissue develops to become part of a penis.
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Unlike the penis, the clitoris has only one known purpose -- as a
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focus of erotic sensitivity in women. The clitoris is much smaller
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than the penis, but has an equal number of sensory nerve endings. Hence
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it is potentially far more sensitive than the penis.
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Structurally, the clitoris is like a penis in miniature, with a
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shaft, a glans, and a hood.
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