Ireland and the Phallic ContinuumSome of these Celtic phallic stones even had a glans stone resting on top, and these were used as headache remedies (magical ones, IOW, they only worked through the placebo effect) and infertility remedies (ditto). Interesting pictures at the link.
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Detailed phallic representation throughout a culture signifies a male obsession, not a female fixation. Women did not erect these stones of manhood in the countryside, men did.
Men who are devoted to the penis are not likely to find actual reproductive practices all that appealing, so population replenishment is a concern for such a society.