The clitoris, the organ of female sexual pleasure

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Extract from the article: The clitoris is an organ of the female genital system. Long restricted to its only visible part, the glans, the clitoris is in reality a complex, largely hidden organ. Often dubbed the « organ of pleasure », it in fact has only one function: to give

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The clitoris is an organ of the female genital system. Long restricted to its only visible part, the glans, the clitoris is in reality a complex, largely hidden organ. Often dubbed the « organ of pleasure », it in fact has only one function: to give a woman pleasure. The clitoris is now recognized as the seat of female orgasm.

Of all the organs, it is the clitoris that most consistently gives pleasure to women. Its role in female pleasure has been known for a very long time. Hippocrates is said to have paid tribute to the clitoris when he decreed that, in order to procreate, a woman had to experience pleasure, and that it was therefore necessary to provide it. According to the latest research, the clitoris has around 8,000 nerve fibers. In reality, the dorsal nerve of this organ contains 20% more, or 10,000, reports « Futura Sciences ».

A highly innervated organ

The lack of interest in female pleasure was reflected in the absence of studies on the clitoris for many years.It wasn't until 1998 that its anatomy was properly described, revealing a complex organ far removed from the idea of a small excrescence located just under the skin at the corner of the labia majora.

Almost 10 cm long, it has two highly innervated arches and bulbs that extend into the body. Only the « head » is effectively accessible from the outside. Both arches are composed of cavernous and erectile tissue, just like the penis.

The clitoris is indeed the trigger of pleasure.Soliciting this organ during intercourse will, in the vast majority of cases, trigger an orgasm. And if vaginal penetration can also lead to orgasm, it's because the movement of the penis stimulates the inner part of the clitoris. In fact, the arches of the clitoris are in close contact with the urethra and vaginal wall, as if they were a single functional unit.

Alchemy

But the clitoris isn't everything.Some women express a different, very intense pleasure with deep vaginal penetrations, with no apparent link to the clitoris. The complexity and intimacy of the links between the different parts of the female sexual organs is not yet well understood.  So there are other sources of pleasure besides clitoral stimulation. Provided you're curious about your body. For women, pleasure is a veritable alchemy.

Jean ELI

Source: Dr Sylvain Mimoun, Gynaecologist Sexologist (France)/Le Figaro