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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: WebMD - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Your Penis. Jul 20, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Anatomy of the Clitoris: Revision and Clarifications about the Anatomical Terms for the Clitoris Proposed (without Scientific Bases) by Helen O'Connell, Emmanuele Janni... Jun 21, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Penile Embryology and Anatomy (PDF). Dec 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Medscape - Penia Anatomy. Sep 16, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Your Penis. Jul 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Gresham College - A History of the Penis and the Clitoris. May 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Digital Press - Penis. Feb 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Penis. Jan 01, 2024
Add new Web site: University of California, San Francisco - Department of Urology - Development of the human penis and clitoris. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: TeachMeAnatomy - The Penis. Jul 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Penis. Mar 29, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Penis. Jan 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What to Know About Penis Anatomy and Health. Oct 06, 2022
Add new Web site: Healthline - There Are 20 Different Penis Types — and They’re All Important. Aug 25, 2022
Added information on diseases and disorders affecting the penis. May 26, 2020
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Penis. Oct 01, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Penis Cancer. Aug 21, 2008
Added new Web site: Circumcision Information and Resource Pages - Anatomy of the Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: Penile Development Programme - Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: The Cleveland Clinic - Disorders of the Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: Marabou - Maintaining a Healthy Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: eMedicineHealth - Male Reproductive System. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Added new Web site: MedlinePlus - Penis. Apr 04, 2008
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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