When it comes to female pleasure, a lot of attention is paid to the clitoris – and for good reason.
A 2024 study found that a third of men (31%) believe most women can orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. But in reality, only 18.4% of women can complete this kind of stimulation alone, and most require or prefer exclusive clitoral touching.
Therefore, it is an important aspect of sex and intimacy for many people who have vulvas. And now, we finally have the 3D map.
That’s right: now there is no reason not to be able to find this important pleasure point (only a third of men pay attention to it during sex, just FYI), as scientists have explained clearly and clearly.
The first map of its kind has been published as part of research from the University Medical Center Amsterdam, and to create it, the authors scanned two samples of women’s pelvises using innovative X-ray imaging.
We’ve long known how sensitive the clitoris is, as it is thought to have around 10,000 nerve endings, so much so that it is known as the only sexual organ with one purpose: pleasure, not reproduction.
However, the new study highlights that, in fact, these little hooded nuts are real road more sensitive than we thought.
A cross-section of the nerves within this female organ has been mapped in unprecedented detail, showing how the glands branch out in what the authors describe as a ‘tree-like’ shape. And it all happened 28 years after the first 3D map of the penis was created.
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It contains five branching nerves, the widest measuring 0.7 mm, and the smallest only 0.2 mm.
The study, written by Ju Young Lee, Demi Alblas, Adam Szmul and Daniel Doctor, says: ‘Early references to the clitoris can be traced back to ancient times, as exemplified by the writings of Aristotle.
However, cultural taboos surrounding female sexuality have hampered scientific inquiry for centuries.
‘In the [the] In the 16th century, the clitoris was described as a “shameful member (membre honteux)” by a French anatomist. Standard anatomy textbooks did not include the clitoris until the 20th century.
The research also refers to the fact that when it was finally included in the 38th edition of Gray’s Anatomy in 1995, it was actually referred to as a ‘small version of the penis’. Of course, that turned out to be untrue.
In the future, the authors hope their findings can be used to inform operations performed exclusively on the vulva, including operations related to childbirth, gender affirmation surgery, and reconstructive surgery.
Do people actually know what the clitoris is?
The timing of this new map couldn’t be better.
Lovehoney recently launched the ‘Great British Literacy Test’ which surveyed 2,000 UK adults to determine how well they knew the female anatomy, and the results were pretty clear.
Participants were shown diagrams, and almost no one knew they were looking at the internal anatomy of the clitoris. However, 32% of British people claim to be able to recognize the internal structure of the pleasure organ.
And it’s not just men who can’t figure it out; only 3% of women knew what the diagram showed, compared with 2% of men.
When guessing incorrectly, 24% of people in the UK thought it was the heart, 13% said it was the vagina, and 10% of people said it was the ovaries.
But it’s not just women internal structures unknown to us. Almost all Brits (90%) say they know the location of the glans clitoris (the visible part), but again, less than a third (30%) have accurately labeled it on the diagram.
Women performed no better than men, with 29% of men labeling the clitoral glans correctly, and 30% of women doing the same.
‘Accenting’ is an oblique masturbation technique favored by over four million women
While techniques such as dilation involve applying pressure to the entire clitoral area without using hands, there are more targeted masturbation methods enjoyed by more than four million women in the UK.
‘Accent‘ involves women using toys or their fingers to pay more attention to certain parts of the clitoris than others, rather than applying pressure evenly.
‘Most women have certain spots that feel most comfortable and putting extra pressure on them may be just what is needed to increase pleasure,’ say experts on sex education site OMGYES.
“It’s like a good back massage—you give your whole back attention, but if there are any knots, they deserve a little extra attention.”
According to the sex site’s survey of 20,000 women, one in eight said they like to pay extra attention to one side of their clitoris specifically.
It may seem strange that ignoring certain parts of your pleasure organs in favor of someone else can actually enhance your experience, but sexual health expert for Lovehoney, Sarah Mulindwa, isn’t surprised that women enjoy this.
“The clitoris is said to have more than 10,000 nerve endings, but these nerve endings are not evenly distributed throughout the glans,” he said. Metro.
‘Therefore, it is very likely that one side, or particular point, of the clitoris will be much more sensitive and attuned to pleasure than the other, which will give rise to these sensations.’
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