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The unknown greatness of the clitoris | Maria Røsok | TEDxOslo


I was 13 in the shower experimenting
with a showerhead it felt great and I
had no idea why I never told I never
asked was I ashamed I don’t really
remember but I remember the feeling it
gave me it was wonderful and he was mine
alone I am here today to talk about the
unknown greatness of the clitoris this
organ is the only one in the human body
that exists just for pleasure you
probably think of it as a tiny knob but
this particular knob is just a tip of an
iceberg and what an iceberg we’re
talking about the iceberg of pleasure
sexual maturity and self-respect the
misunderstanding is rooted in a long
history as the name clitoris derives
from ancient greek meaning small hill it
was in 1998 only 20 years ago the
Australian urologist Helena cones
research gave us the whole picture that
will help us to become better lovers
with better health but first some clear
effects clitoris is almost the size of a
under the skin the clitoris has a big
body with two arms that stretches down
and surrounds the vagina each of these
arms are seven to 15 centimetres long
clitoris consists of an erectile TC that
is similar to the sponge body of the
penis and followed by sexual arousal it
will be filled with blood the head
anatomically called the glans varies
from a half to two and a half
centimeters and it is covered with a
foreskin
just like the head of the penis thank
you and just like the penis that come in
different sizes varieties and shapes so
does the clitoris it can be big or small
or somewhere in between a penis
is an organ we know a lot about and
everyone knows it’s sensitive a penis
has 4,000 nerve endings but clitoris
access up to 8,000 twice as much and
this makes it the most erogenous zone of
the human body the atomic affection of
clitoris is to provide sexual excitement
and it is important for a woman’s orgasm
and the good news is that it can be
stimulated from many directions external
direct vaginal anal combinations of
these and this gives long short or
series of orgasms there is so much more
to the clitoris than most people know
and believe me you’re not alone not
knowing during the last six months I
have shown this plastic model of a
clitoris to hundreds of people of all
ages and backgrounds hardly anyone can
tell what it is including medical
personnel there are no pictures of the
whole clitoris in any books or webpages
children don’t learn about it in school
and teachers nurses and doctors do not
learn about this organ during their
studies and the more I study and the
more people I talk to I understand that
is a major lack of knowledge and
research about female sexuality the
information is fragmented
there are a few or no real authorities
on the subject yet back in the 18th
century people believe that the woman
needed to have an orgasm to become
pregnant it was also believed that the
man and the woman needed to have a
simultaneous orgasm for the woman to
become pregnant we can only imagine
their focus on the clearance back then
but the bad guy in this story is Sigmund
Freud the father of the psychoanalysis
according to dr. Freud real female
orgasms was achieved through vaginal
penetration if the woman was not able to
get an orgasm through penetration she
was mentally ill and in need of
treatment playing with clitoris was for
girls not for a grown woman today we
know better an interesting American
study from 2017 including 52,000
participants
tells that there’s a considerable gap
between lesbian and straight women when
it comes to orgasms 65 percent of
heterosexual women usually or always
orgasm when the sexual intimate for
lesbians the number is 86% why is that
what is their secret women that orgasms
more frequently recommend more oral sex
longer-lasting sex asking for what they
want in bed talk to each other and also
try new sexual positions women were more
likely to orgasm if their last sexual
encounter included deep kissing manual
genital stimulation of the clitoris and
also of oral sex in a bit in addition to
vaginal intercourse but why should we
all get to know the clitoris because we
care about the health of our daughters
sisters and girlfriends we know that
good and mature sexual health is a
roadmap to good mental and physical
health not to mention all the joy and
pleasure it brings studies show
they’re regular orgasms strengthens the
immune system it makes you look younger
it is good for the heart and for your
sleep and it reduces the feeling of
stress I’ll guess you all want some of
so my message to you today is to get a
closer relationship to the clitoris be
cares go out there and spread the word
and get yourself a good showerhead thank you
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