Interesting 7 Facts About The Clitoris That’ll Blow Your Mind—-The clitoris may seem like just a little nub on top of the vagina, but anyone who has one knows it can be quite powerful for something so small. While you’re no doubt aware of how awesome your clitoris is, there’s probably a lot you still don’t know about it.
Here are a few mind-boggling facts that will make you (even more) proud to have a clitoris.
1. It’s way bigger than it looks.
The clitoris is actually shaped like a wishbone with legs that extend into the vagina, leading scientists to theorize that the vaginal orgasm some women experience actually results from stimulation of parts of the clitoris within the vagina. The part of the clitoris we can see is just the tip of the iceberg—it can be up to 20 times the length inside.
2. It starts off the same as the penis.
Since the clitoris and penis develop from the same structure in the womb and work similarly, some scientists have called the clitoris the “female penis”](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ca.22471/abstract). But we could just as easily (perhaps even more accurately) say that the penis is a big clitoris. The organ that both males and females start off with is somewhere between a clitoris and a penis, and the addition and suppression of hormones makes it grow into one or the other.
3. It grows throughout your life.
Your clitoris keeps on growing even after other parts of your body are done. Due to changes in hormones, it almost doubles in size during puberty, and it gets even bigger—almost seven times its length at birth—after menopause.
4. It has a LOT of nerve endings.
The clitoris has 7,000 sensory nerve endings. That’s more than any other part of the body and at least as many as the glans on the penis—just packed into a smaller area.
5. It gets an erection.
Your clitoris gets bigger and harder when you’re turned on due to increased blood flow and then goes back down to its normal size after you orgasm. So, basically, “lady boner” is not just a slang term—it’s anatomically accurate.
6 Positioning is Everything
Different sex positions have different effects on your clitoris. “Every two bodies choreograph differently,” says Joy Davidson, Ph.D., sex therapist and author of Colors of Passion: Awakening Desire, Rediscovering Pleasure. “So with every new partner you have to pay attention to which angles of contact give you the best sensations, both internally and clitorally.” Your best bet may be the coital alignment technique, says Morse. While he’s on top, have him scoot up about two inches so the base of his penis is directly aligned with your clitoris. Then move in a rocking motion while your legs are wrapped tightly around his thighs—creating awesome friction right where you want it.
7 It Has One Job
The clitoris has one function, meaning its entire existence is devoted to accomplishing that one task, and that task is pleasure. It’s the only part of the human body that’s sole purpose is pleasure. We thank you for your hard work and devotion to our happiness, clitoris.
