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A new review of the female orgasm published by researchers at Concordia University and McGill University in Montreal looks at previous research on the female orgasm. The data reveal that the genital sensory area in the brain can be activated in many different ways in different women, for example, by stimulating the alleged G-spot, the cervix, and the nipples. This seems to suggest that for some women, clitorial stimulation may not be required to climax.
The researchers, however, are careful to point out that what is required for a woman to climax is highly individual and may require stimulation of multiple of these areas at the same time.
The data also do not support a genuine vaginal orgasm. Unlike the vagina of the female pig, the human vagina does not contain a clitoris. The external part of the clitoris is located several inches above the vaginal entrance. The hype about the G-spot is grounded in the fact that the clitoris is larger than most people think.
In addition to the external visible part of the clitoris, the human clitoris contains a large internal part. The full length of the human clitoris is closer to the size of a penis than to the size of the tip of the nipple.
Whether and how the internal part of the clitoris can be stimulated varies from individual to individual. For some women, the internal part of the clitoris can be stimulated by massaging the G-spot, a place inside the vagina located two to three inches inside on the front wall. Other women can reach the internal part through other forms of action, such as cervical or anal stimulation.
For most women, however, the internal part of the clitoris is not as sensitive as the external visible part. For most, stimulating the internal part through vaginal intercourse is akin to stimulating only the upper part of the penis shaft (at best). Orgasm, for most women, requires rhythmic stimulation of multiple parts of the entire clitoris as well as the nipples.
Berit "Brit" Brogaard is a co-author of The Superhuman Mind.
