5 important things you need to know about the clitoris

 The clitoris is one of the most mysterious parts of the female body: what is it? 

Where is it located? What does he do? How did it develop? And why don't we hear much about him?

All-female mammals - and some female birds and reptiles - have a clitoris (or two, as is the case with snakes), and it isn't clear whether the number correlates with orgasm strength. In humans, the clitoris is closely related to sexual pleasure, and its performance in any other role is still debated.

Although about half of the world's population is born with a clitoris, no one talks about this sexual organ, at least until very recently, and the information on it in books is either incorrect or misleading.

So what should we know about this organ, and why are we still struggling to understand it? Read on to find out.

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1- More than just a (small hump):

The nature of the clitoris can be determined from its name, as the English word (clitoris) is derived from the Greek word (clitoris) which means small hump, and it, in turn, is derived from the word (Kleis) which means key.

It is indeed a key to female sexual arousal, but it is not just a small hump as it has long been believed, this small hump protected by the clitoral hood, above the urethral opening, is just the tip of the clitoris, which is a much larger organ. This limb, called the adrenal gland, is only the clearest part of this genital organ, and the rest of the organ extends much deeper, and researcher Dr. Helen O'Connell demonstrated this idea to the public just a few years ago.

"The clitoris extends up to the vaginal wall," Dr. Helen explains in her BBC interview in 6200. "If you lift the skin from the sidewalls of the vagina, you will find the clitoral follicles, which are the triangular crescent masses of tissue responsible for erection."
The clitoris has 3 main components:

•      Clitoral glans: The only visible part of the organ, representing roughly a fifth of the entire structure.
•      Legs: They extend like arches below the glans of the clitoris, deep into the vulvar tissue on the sides.
•      The vaginal vestibular bulbs: extend on either side of the vaginal opening (not all researchers agree that the vaginal vestibular bulbs are attached to the clitoris).

The length of the clitoris is 7 centimeters or more, the glans is 4-7 millimeters long, and the glans is the part that has the richest and most sensitive nerve endings.

2- The clitoris is the center of sexual sensation

The clitoris is the main responsible for female orgasms due to its high sensitivity, popular culture and porn movies often portray female orgasm as only achieved through penetration, but science has a completely different opinion, researchers have found that most women do not reach orgasm without stimulating the clitoris. Or, more specifically, the clitoral glans.

Researcher (Emily Nagoski) describes this female genital organ as (the major central area of sexual sensation), and recent studies indicate that some women experience less common types of orgasm, and more controversial - vaginal orgasm resulting from penetration, or vaginal orgasm through stimulation of the region G- may be related to clitoral stimulation.

3- A female penis?

The clitoris is sometimes considered a female penis, due to the phenomenon (biological symmetry), which refers to the fact that all fetuses are born with the same parts, but they are organized in different ways, for the same reason men have nipples despite their lack of need or ability to breastfeed, and yet they develop nipples, because they Like nearly all parts of the body, it is programmed in the early stages of embryonic development. That is, men and women are similar physiologically.

This is why the clitoris develops as the equivalent of the penis, Nagoski explains how this happens during early formation in the womb: “After about 6 weeks of settling in the uterus, the fertilized egg is exposed to a wave of male hormones. In the form of the male configuration of the penis, testicles, and scrotum, while its female counterpart does not respond to it, and instead develops its reproductive system in the form of the female configuration of the clitoris, ovaries, and labia.

4- An evolutionary residue or an erotic reward?

Although the penis and clitoris are similar, the penis performs many sexual, reproductive, and secretory roles, while the clitoris is limited to one function, which is to create a sexual sensation that leads to an orgasm, so why?

Nagoski says that the female orgasm is a by-product of biological homogeneity, and as such should be celebrated as a wonderful reward.
The close association of ejaculation with male orgasm is important for reproduction, and therefore orgasm is an essential part of the female sexual system as well, They believe that the female orgasm was not always a reward.

 Rather, they believe that similar to the male orgasm - which coincides with the release of semen - perhaps a female orgasm is a trigger for the release of eggs.

The authors of an article published in 2016 in the journal Molecular Development and Development found that immediately after orgasm, women feel a hormonal rush that has the effect of improving the mood in modern humans, and the substances secreted do not differ from those secreted by other mammals such as mice during sexual intercourse. It stimulates the secretion of eggs for fertilization.

Human ovulation is a spontaneous event independent of intercourse, but the study authors postulate that at some point in our evolutionary past, our body may have been similar to other mammals, and a female orgasm was the trigger for the release of eggs at the time, and then orgasm continued an evolutionary erotic legacy, without association with reproduction.

5- Why is the clitoris considered taboo?

Why did scientists take so long to start paying more attention to the clitoris, and why did someone take the initiative to examine the clitoris and when the accurate representation of him only in 2009?

In an article published in Sexual Roles in 2000, researchers Shirley Mattel Ogletree and Harvey J. Ginsburg stated that the clitoris was shrouded in secrecy, and no one wanted to talk about it, and they suggested that the problem started at home: “Because the only function of the clitoris is sexual pleasure, the parents did not find a reason to talk about it.”

Most surprisingly, they found that even the experts who counsel parents have used terms other than the clitoris when discussing the importance of female reproductive organs.

In a culture that focused on the importance of reproduction without pleasure, the clitoris was forgotten, and professionals and non-professionals alike felt embarrassed to discuss or care about the matter, however, the lack of conversation about female genitalia and female pleasure may affect the way women perceive their sexual health. And it may even affect their sexuality.

The researchers concluded, saying: "Talking about the clitoris may help women discover their sexual pleasure, and it may provide them with more independence in the sexual choices they make."