In females, the joint is located near the clitoris. In women, the area where the pubic bones connect creates the opening through which a baby passes during birth. The pubic symphysis is covered by hyaline cartilage and united by a disc of fibrocartilage.The fibrocartilage disc is then reinforced by ligaments, which are bound to the disc itself, and tendons from the obliquus externus, rectus abdominis, and gracilis.n females, the joint is located near the clitoris. In women, the area where the pubic bones connect creates the opening through which a baby passes during birth. The pubic symphysis is covered by hyaline cartilage and united by a disc of fibrocartilage.