Written by Karolina Wilde. Fact checked by Dr. Erica Brondolin PhD. At Natural Cycles, our mission is to empower you with the knowledge you need to take charge of your health. At Cycle Matters, we create fact-checked, expert-written content that tackles these topics in a compassionate and accessible way. Read more Fortunately, we've come a long way since then. While female pleasure is still stigmatized, and the orgasm gap is a real thing, we know that clitoral orgasms are just as good as vaginal ones and that there is no link between what type of orgasms we have and mental health disorders [2].
To celebrate the rise of the clitoris and clitoral orgasms, in this article, we'll discuss clitoris anatomy, how a clitoral orgasm feels, and how to stimulate the clitoris. The clitoris is a part of the female sex organ system. It has two parts — internal and external. The external part is a small bud located at the very top of the vulva, hidden behind a clitoral hood, and has thousands of nerve endings [4].
What's fascinating is that the clitoris only has one purpose — to make sex pleasurable. As we already mentioned, the external clitoris is located at the very top of the vulva, above the vaginal opening. It might not be visible at first sight because it's hidden behind a clitoral hood. The female pleasure anatomy is a complex structure that has many parts, some visible and some hidden. The part of the clitoris that most people know is called the glans clitoris, and it's the small pea-size bud that has thousands of nerve endings.
The glans clitoris is covered with the clitoral hood. It serves an important purpose of protecting the super sensitive nerve bud from friction and rubbing against clothing. The clitoral body is a part of the clitoris that's not visible to the eye. It's connected to the clitoral glands at the top and branches out into two parts at the bottom, making a wishbone-like shape. The two branches of the clitoral body are called crura. They are the "legs" of the clitoris, and they swell when we're aroused.
Vestibular bulbs are round masses of erectile tissue that sit on both sides of the vaginal opening. This upside-down heart shape part swells when we're aroused and is responsible for vaginal contractions some might experience during orgasm [5]. An orgasm is a release of built-up sexual tension and involves a very intense pleasurable feeling in the genital area or the whole body. All our bodies are unique, so how we experience orgasm and how it feels in our bodies will vary.
