- Researchers say the size of the clitoris could be key
- Women who have orgasm problems found to have smaller clitoris located farther from the vagina
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Mark Prigg
16:36 EST, 20 February 2014
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02:20 EST, 21 February 2014
The size of a woman’s clitoris can impact their ability to have an orgasm, researchers have discovered.
The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for women suffering from anorgasmia who are unable to have orgasms.
The new study has found that in women who have orgasm problems, the clitoris is smaller, and located farther from the vagina.
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The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for women suffering from anorgasmia who are unable to have orgasms.
THE CLITORIS
The clitoris is more than just the buttonlike structure visible on the body’s surface.
The clitoral complex, which has a shape of a boomerang, extends under the skin and includes parts that are known as the body, crura, bulb and root.
It is possible that a smaller distance between these structures and the vagina makes it easier for the clitoris to be stimulated during intercourse.
Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the pelvic area of 30 women who were on average 32 years old.
Ten of the women had reported rarely or never achieving orgasms despite trying, while the rest had a normal experience during sex.
‘Although adequate sexual function is complex, we document that clitoral size and location may be paramount in impacting sexual function, specifically orgasm.’
The team believe the finding could have majot implications for treating those unable to achieve orgasm.
‘Such awareness may highlight strategies for treatment of women distressed by sexual dysfunction.’
The study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine saw the women undergo a series of scans and measurements.
‘There’s no G spot. There’s a C spot — the clitoris,’ lead researcher Dr. Susan Oakley of the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio told Livescience.
Previous studies have pinpointed the area in the brain respoble for orgasms: on the left, activity in the conscious part of the brain, indicated by the orange area, when a female orgasm is imitated, and on the right, a real orgasm where the blue area indicates deactivation of the part of the brain that controls fear and emotion.
‘It is the source of a lot of sexual pleasure for the female.’
The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for women suffering from anorgasmia who are unable to have orgasms.
‘Although these physical characteristics cannot be changed, understanding the physiology of the female sexual response advances knowledge,’ they wrote.
‘In addition, such awareness may highlight strategies for treatment of women distressed by sexual dysfunction.
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MG Worcester.,
Worcester, United Kingdom,
8 hours ago
Also much harder to achieve if men ,sorry evil pigs,have ordered them cut off.
Proper Gander,
Oxford, United Kingdom,
8 hours ago
THIRTY WOMEN?!! Well THAT’S sound medical research as a sample group of billions ain’t it?!!
Bunny Gurl,
Brummy Land,
8 hours ago
I think I need to perform some practical experiments to test this theory… I may be some time
amygreen,
bradford,
8 hours ago
I bet all these researchers were MALE, probably just came up with this to cover up their own sexual incompetence lol.
Jesuis,
Reading,
8 hours ago
Some women do not need clitoral stimulation. Who does this research. Its like the g-spot claim. there is no g-spot. Some people are not scientists. They just promote propaganda for the sake of propaganda.
Bristol Expat now NZ,
wellington, New Zealand,
9 hours ago
Oh come ON. 30 women? Really…?
Mike Ostume,
BX, NY,
9 hours ago
Is this really a story?
gormenghastly,
Toronto, Canada,
9 hours ago
Well a clitoris is basically the female penis, so once again, size does matter…
Iamnotalone,
queenstown, New Zealand,
9 hours ago
ORGASM = Gspot stimulation from penetration + clitoral stimulation from rubbing. It’s VERY easy to pull off ladies if you’re on top, especially when you’re both sitting upright – now go get practising!!!
Robert,
West Lancs,
9 hours ago
Little man in a boat paddles off!!!
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