The clitoris is like an iceberg - bigger than you think

Who said the clitoris is the size of a pea? Well, for a very long time, science. But sometimes science errs before saying what is correct.

It took a long time for the clitoris to be studied and clearly understood. It also has the unique difference because it is the only organ in the human body that is devoted solely to pleasure, an amazing fact that has ironically been neglected by science and romantic partners.

Dr. Sybil Lockhart is a midwife, neuroscientist and full-time researcher at OMGYES, a website that focuses on research and content about understanding and enhancing female satisfaction. Lockhart has some ideas as to why the clitoris has not been given attention by science.

"In order to get funding, researchers often have to put their projects as solutions to problems. But the clitoris is not problematic. It is a satisfaction enhancer!" she explains to Healthline.

Not only has the clitoris been largely ignored throughout history, information about it - when given - has often been partial or inaccurate. In the 1400s, a guide to finding witches considered the clitoris the "devil's nipple" and any woman with one was a witch. Even in the early twentieth century, Freud was convinced that a woman's ability to orgasm was based on her psychological maturity and that only mentally healthy women could have vaginal orgasms.

Not knowing how to talk about the clitoris - let alone not knowing how a healthy clitoris works - damages the quality of life and health.

"What we've noticed over and over again is that as women start discussing their pleasure with [OMGYES] and their sexual partners, they report more fun, improved relationships, and better orgasms," says Lockhart.

At the same time, technology allows us to better see and understand the clitoris. We now know that for that small, pea-sized body part, most people think it's just the tip of the iceberg. "Clitoral orgasms" and "vaginal orgasms" were once seen as different entities, but all female orgasms are technically the result of clitoral stimulation (ie, different parts of the iceberg).

Klitori mund të jetë gjithashtu ajo që njihet si pika G. Një studim i besuar që përdori ultratinguj zbuloi se ajo zonë magjike ka të ngjarë të jetë kaq e ndjeshme sepse rrënja e klitorit ndodhen menjëherë pas murit të përparmë të vaginës.

Nxitur nga kjo, ekspertët këshillojnë:

- Lexoni më shumë për klitorin.
- Thuajini “lamtumirë” tabuve.
- Shihni video 3D ilustruese për të kuptuar anatominë e trupit tuaj.
- Flisni me partnerin.

Sources: Healthline, Women's Health