BossTamsin (imported) wrote: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:15 am Personally, I wouldn't even go so far as to say it's the equivalent of penectomy. Closer to glansectomy, in my opinion.
I assume you're saying that because the vaginal walls still have spongy material that is equivalent of penis shaft?
However, a full clit also has a "shaft" albeit proportionately small, so I think that it still represents a significant portion of the nerves from the entire penis.
Also, I don't know about other guy's penises, but the sensitivity of my glans and the "last inch" of the penis" is much greater than the portion of the shaft closer to the base. I would say that losing the glans is more than half of what a penis is all about from a sensation point of view.
Lastly, many women already have trouble orgasming at all, and most if not all require clitoral stimulation. Even those that claim to orgasm just from vaginal stimulation usually get some secondary clit stimulation (i.e. pulling on the skin, or vibration through the flesh). Removing a woman's clit is probably almost guaranteed to eliminate her ability to orgasm via intercourse.
So overall I think it is closer to penectomy from the functional effect.