Let’s Talk About the Clitoris!
The clitoris is knot of 8,000 nerve fibres and the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure – more concentrated nerve endings than in the tongue, twice as many as in the penis. Proof that God is a Woman.
Chloe Thurlow, The Gift of Girls
I may have mentioned this before however, one of the girls I share my home with is a specialist physiotherapist who works in Women’s health. Subsequently, conversations around the dinner table would potentially have non-medical people running for the door! A conversation we had the other day about the clitoris would certainly have raised a few eyebrows! One of the treatment areas she focuses on is clitoral dysfunction or pain, who knew you could even get treatment for that!
Did You Know that the clitoris is on average 1/8th the size of the penis, yet is loaded with nearly double the nerve endings?! Yep, it is reported that the tip of the clitoris alone has 8,000 nerve endings while the penis has only 4,000 nerve endings.
The rest of the clitoral structure, the shaft and legs, (or crura which encircle the entrance to the vagina), actually have even more nerve endings. It is postulated that the clitoris is so extensive that it contains the sometimes elusive G-spot within the vagina as well.
Additionally, women have a total of over 15,000 nerve endings in their genitals – these nerve endings connect back to the pudendal and pelvic nerves which in turn connect to the spinal cord and then on up to the brain. This is one of the reasons why women's orgasms have the potential to be stronger and longer than men's (not that we are comparing… 😊).
As well as being the pleasure button, there are four important clitoral functions one should consider;
Hormonal Status
The glans clitoris is highly dependent on both oestrogen and testosterone (yes women DO produce testosterone – testosterone helps with the growth, maintenance, and repair of a woman's reproductive tissues, bone mass, and human behaviours, who knew!). Obtaining blood results to see what your hormone status is important. Note: It’s free testosterone, not total testosterone, which needs to be calculated. As women age and go through menopause, we lose both oestrogen and testosterone over time. The same thing can happen to some younger women who are on the oral birth control pill for an extensive amount of time. If you’re interested, I’ll write a separate post on testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), ping me a message through the site.
Muscle Involvement
The clitoral hood which covers the tip of the clitoris has 2 pelvic floor muscles that attach directly onto it – the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus muscles. Both of these muscles greatly influence the clitoris so, make sure you keep up your pelvic floor exercises!
Nerve Functioning
One of the branches of the pudendal nerve, the dorsal branch innervates the glands of the clitoris. If this is angry, irritated or not firing appropriately, sensation can be altered.
Blood Flow
A healthy blood flow to the clitoris is paramount. Now those of you that have followed my posts for a while will know I’m a bit of a fan of masturbation, especially if toys are involved – turns out one of the best ways to improve clitoral circulation is by using a vibrator – see I told you it was a good thing!!
So, joking aside, if you feel your clitoral stimulation has declined or frankly you feel it could be better, or you have clitoral pain during intercourse or masturbation, there is help out there, if you’re in the UK, a great place to start your search for help is on the Pelvic, Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy (POGP) website. I’m sure other countries have similar societies.
What’s on this week?
Head & Eyes – GENUS Project - Genus Head - Classic Face W001 - v1.6 - Mocap, (Still Unavailable Sadly!)
Hair – Stealthic - Sultry (S Breast) Blonde
Skin – [ session ] Yvette Fullbody (skinny) - T02 (BoM)
Body, Hands & Feet – Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.2 + [ session ] BOM Addons
AO – Vista Animations *HUD 5.33*-ERIKA AO NOFACE CURVY-V21
Shape – [ session ] Shape 13 Genus modified
Nails – Nylon Outfitters - (NO) Art Nails - Beach Charms - Maiterya Nail
Face Piercings – ^^Swallow^^ Indira
Rings – (Yummy) Theia Ring Set - Maityrea
Necklace – Zaara : Shairi necklace *white*
Earrings – Zaara : Adah kashmiri earrings R (mandala)
Blouse – Zaara : Nadira blouse (maitreya) *white-gold*
Belt – Zaara : Nadira belt (maitreya) *darker gold*
Trousers– Zaara : Nadira harem pants (maitreya) *white-gold*
Pictures taken at one of my favorite stores in SL, Zaara, beautiful designs and amazing textures - and yes, there's a 50% sale on but you'll have to be quick!!