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Women’s bodies were discussed separately only where they departed from male anatomy Several important studies from antiquity set the foundations of gynaecology: Hippocrates: On the Seed, Nature of Woman, Diseases of Women, Afflictions of Virgins Soranos Gynaecology These differ greatly from each other, but several underlying principles are common
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The male is biologically superior (a common view, but not universal) The male is hotter, and drier; the female is colder and wetter Much of what can go wrong with women, which does not afflict men, has to do with menstrual blood; its retention causes disease Thus it is necessary for the womb’s mouth to be kept open through regular intercourse Virginity is harmful and must be immediately corrected through marriage and sex with a man. The dominant view among physicians is that both men and women contribute seed to procreation. This explains why children look like both parents.
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Social views on male superiority influence biological perceptions. The good/right side of the body and the bad/left side Women are by nature inferior Women are sex-crazed, as Aristophanic comedy suggests, simply because it is mandated by their biology. Sexual pleasure has a biological explanation and thus is perfectly natural and expected; its suppression is unhealthy and detrimental to the body.
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