Are you "ill-cliterate"?

In the US, many men seem to know more about what's under the hood of a car than the hood of the clitoris. I think "ill-cliteracy" is a shame. In terms of the G spot, a lot of fuss is made over the differences between clitoral and G spot orgasms. The clitoral orgasm is often criticised as being quick and light-hearted, while G spot orgasms are somehow deemed more serious and substantive.

However, a quick study of anatomy reveals that all orgasms are clitoral. The clitoris is the sexual epicenter, an orgasmic powerhouse in which no sensation goes unnoticed. As scientist Natalie Angier writes of the infamous G spot, the area of soft tissue just inside the vaginal area, “the roots of the clitoris run deep, and very likely can be tickled through posterior agitation. In other words, the G spot may be nothing more than the back end of the clitoris.”

Surrounding the urethra is a ring of spongy erectile tissue, known as corpus spongiosum, which fills with blood during arousal and protects the urethra from the friction of penetration. But the errogenous feelings that emanate from the area may simply be nothing more than the roots of the clitoris crisscrossing the urethral sponge.

So irrespective of anatomy, it would be hard to dispute the area's errogenous potential, but I don't think one should think either/or, but rather think of the clitoris and G spot as being part of the same pleasure zone.

Viva La Vulva!