Women have erections, penises and clitorises are made of the same tissue and pleasure is the sole function of the clitoris. While we're at it, the clitoris is shaped a little like a sycamore seed, with two distinct arms, two bulbs, a body and a glans.

None of this I learnt in sex ed. Indeed, in the respected and much-republished book Understanding Human Sexuality, the clitoris is depicted merely as the glans. Sex education as it exists in most schools is rife with misinformation.

3D printed clitoris, developed by French researcher Odile Fillod. Credit:Marie Docher, supplied

France may have sadly blinkered views when it comes to swimwear, but it is on its way to becoming more progressive than many countries in the sex education department. A French researcher has created the world's first open-source, 3D printable, anatomically correct clitoris for use in schools and classrooms from September, reports The Guardian.

The work of sociomedical researcher Odile Fillod, this tiny sculpture will teach French children about what has so obviously been missing from the conversation around sex for all these years - that, essentially, while the penis and vagina go together like, well, exactly that, they are not equivalents in terms of sensation. For females, that job goes to the clitoris.