Take a Virtual Tour Through Your Lady Parts

Take a Virtual Tour Through Your Lady Parts



Forget GPS. Some of us could benefit from a little CPS. When asked in a study to point to the clitoris on a diagram of the female genitalia, 29 percent of women and 25 percent of men were completely lost, the majority of those believing it was located "on the front wall of the vaginal canal." Nope! Considering it's the epicenter of pleasure for most women, a tutorial is in order. So lock the door, grab a hand mirror, and let's inspect your ittiest bits.

PREPUCE

Gently pull back your outer and inner vaginal lips, and up top you'll see this little hood. Like the foreskin on an uncircumcised penis, it protects your glans clitoris (your big O spot) and "retracts when you become aroused," says Lauren Streicher, M.D., an associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at

Northwestern University and author of Sex RX.

GLANS CLITORIS

Lift the prepuce and you'll meet the external part of the clitoris—and the orgasm holy grail. This pink little nub contains 8,000 supersensitive nerves. The closer it is to your vaginal opening, the higher the chances you'll get off during penetrative sex. If yours is spaced further away (we're talking a difference in millimeters), try a rear-entry position while your guy rubs your GC with a hand or a vibrator, says Streicher.

CORPUS CAVERNOSUM

These are the "legs" of the clitoris, which are connected to the glans clitoris. They're located inside your body (like a muscle), so they aren't visible or touchable from the outside. They contain erectile tissue and swell with blood when you become aroused. Unlike a schlong, however, they don't rise when you get a lady boner.