It’s the only organ in the human body with no purpose aside from pleasure. Just like his penis, the clitoris is made of erectile tissue and engorges with blood when she’s aroused.
The shaft, which connects the glans to the bulbs, is about five inches long.Īs a diagram, the clitoris looks a bit like an eagle in flight. The tip or glans measures around three-quarters to one inch the symmetrical bulbs beneath the skin surface extend more than three inches along both sides of the inner labia. In fact, 90 percent of it lies beneath the skin.īeef up on the true size of her clitoris and you’re sure to impress! Impressive: You know that’s just the tip and most of the clitoris extends below the surface.įor years, most people thought the clitoris was the highly sensitive tip that nestles underneath a protective hood at the top of the vulva. Old school thinking: You think the clitoris is the bit you can see. Tracey Cox revealed a selection of old-fashioned attitudes towards sex that are unappealing in today's fast-changing world (file image)
