Editing Functional: Neuromodulation (section)

=== Dorsal Genital Nerve ===
* (dorsal nerve of the penis in males, clitoral nerve in females)
*The terminal and most superficial branches of the pudendal nerve
* Found at the level of the symphysis pubis.
* Afferent nerves that carry sensory information from the glans of the penis or clitoris.
* Proximally, the dorsal genital nerves form a component of the pudendal nerve and then the sacral spinal roots.
* Contributes to the pudendal-pelvic nerve reflex that has been proposed as a mechanism of bladder inhibition.
** Whereas squeezing the glans penis or manipulation of the clitoris is clinically known to help suppress bladder contractions as observed in behaviors of voiding avoidance, direct electrical stimulation of these organs does not produce a significant effect on the micturition reflex as measured by urodynamics during the storage phase. However, direct dorsal genital nerve electrical stimulation in experimental and clinical studies appears promising in producing an inhibition of the micturition reflex