Clitoris
Most guys know more about what’s under the hood of a car than under the hood of a clitoris - Dr. Ian Kerner
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The Highly Sensitive Clitoris
I adore my clitoris, now that I know what and where it is. Professor Olga Rockenstein stood before the Psychology of Female Sexuality, staring at us with bulldog-intense eyes. “Women know too little about their bodies,” she said. “Do you know how many don’t even know where their clitoris is?”
As her gaze caught mine, my expression read: “You’re kidding me!” What I really thought: My what?
The word sounded familiar, but I was 20, and too much time had passed since high school health class. When she called it the “pleasure button,” I assumed it was the area inside the vagina that lights up and explodes, triggering uncontrollable delight and making the entire world disappear,…
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The Still-Misunderstood Shape of the Clitoris
The clitoris really isn’t that confusing. Or it shouldn’t be, anyway. Nonetheless, acknowledging the shape, size, or even existence of this essential body part has not always been par for the course—even in the medical profession.
A Cutting Tradition
Female genital cutting — commonly identified among international human rights groups as female genital mutilation — has been outlawed in 15 African countries. Many industrialized countries also have similar laws. Both France and the U.S. have prosecuted immigrant residents for performing female circumcisions.
French Kids Might Learn More About the Clitoris in Sex Ed Than I’ve Learned in 30-Odd Years
Most sex-ed classes don’t devote much time to the clitoris, and, if they do, they only mention the external nub that sits above the labia minora. A French researcher named Odile Fillod is aiming to teach French students that there is much more to the clitoris than meets the eye.
The Overdue, Under-Told Story Of The Clitoris
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted — and women’s pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely.
This Art Project Will Teach You Cliterally Everything You Need to become Cliterate
"I created CLITERACY because I was haunted by the lack of the clitoris in visual representation and speech," Wallace said, noting that the clitoris was not medically recognized until 1998. Calling it the "true female sexual organ," because, as the location of 8,000 nerve endings, it is the epicenter of female pleasure.
Until 2009, the human clitoris was an absolute mystery
Humans have been studying one another sexually for thousands upon thousands of years. Yet for all that time spent diligently exploring one another's anatomies, there remain many features of the human form that, until very recently, have gone uncharted — chief among them being the clitoris.
What Science Tells Us About the Clitoris: It’s All Custom Under the Hood
The interesting truth is that the majority of the clitoris is actually within the pelvis – that is, it’s far more internal than external.” Importantly, both the parts of the clitoris that can and cannot be seen become engorged with blood during sexual stimulation. The clitoris is critical to women’s sexual arousal and pleasure.
Where Were You the First Time You Found the Clitoris?
My discovery wasn’t anything like South Park’s Stan Marsh. There was no journey or quizzical looks, followed by a great reveal. It could be argued, I guess, that my discovery was a little less innocent.
Why Some Women Choose to Get Circumcised
An anthropologist discusses some common misconceptions about female genital cutting, including the idea that men force women to undergo the procedure.
The Highly Sensitive Clitoris
Professor Olga Rockenstein stood before the Psychology of Female Sexuality, staring at us with bulldog-intense eyes. “Women know too little about their bodies,” she said. “Do you know how many don’t even know where their clitoris is?” As her gaze caught mine, my expression read: “You’re kidding me!” What I really thought: My what?
10 Things You [Maybe] Didn’t Know about Your Clitoris
The clitoris, as it turns out, is a tremendously important organ for sexual pleasure in females, but because its anatomy is so hidden and its purpose so inscrutable, only recently have imaging techniques begun to reveal the breadth and depth of the clitoris.
12 Crazy Amazing Facts About The Clitoris
recently checked out an amazing art exhibition all about the clitoris, called “CLITERACY.” Now, the clitoris doesn’t usually get a lot of press. It’s usually upstaged by the vagina, which is usually left in the dust by the attention that the penis gets.
Cliteracy
In 1969, we put a man on the moon. In 1982, we invented the Internet. In 1998, we discovered the full anatomy of the clitoris...
Le clitoris - Animated Documentary (2016) by Lori Malépart-Traversy
Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris! In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown history.
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