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 penis just inside the female body 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 comment different sizes varieties and shapes served us 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 four thousand nerve endings but clitoris access up to eight thousand 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 and 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 clearest 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 tell that there's a considerable gap between lesbian and straight women when it comes to orgasms 65% of heterosexual women usually are 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 six 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 oral sex in added 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 that 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 that so my message to you today is to get a closer relationship to the clitoris beakers go out there and spread the word and get yourself a good showerhead thank you you

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Keywords: TEDxTalks, English, Health, Body, Consciousness, Gender, Sex

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Length: 6min 49sec (409 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 20 2018