More than Meets the Eye!

Thursday, October 2, 2008 20:59
Posted in category Woman Health

The only real difference between a clitoris and penis is the average size of the portion we can see with our naked eyes. Three fourths of the clitoris is hidden from view. The average clitoris is about four inches in length, the same as a flaccid penis. Illustrations in the Anatomy area reveal the true size of the clitoris. The only other difference between the two is that the urethra of the clitoris does not extend all the way to the tip of the glans, as is the case even with some penises!

Measuring Up!

The visible portion of the clitoris of some girls and women measures up to about 2 1/2 inches (6.3cm) in length and nearly 1 inch (2.5cm) in diameter. When they are of this size, they look just like a penis. The only difference being a groove along the bottom side of the clitoris, where the urethra would be located on a penis. While urine may not travel out the tip of these large clitorises, they do look and function like a penis. These women, as well as women in general, are capable of experiencing erections, the sensation of having a “hard-on,” producing ejaculate in their paraurethral glands, and even ejaculating. Women with large clitorises are even able to engage in intercourse, by inserting their clitoris into their partner’s vagina or anus.

While the average clitoris is much smaller in size, it works just as well. The average clitoral glans is about one-quarter of an inch (6mm) in diameter and the body of the clitoris is three-quarters of an inch (19mm) in length. The portion of the clitoris that projects out from the pubic bone, and can be felt with your fingers, is then one inch in length (25mm) and a quarter of an inch in diameter. There are clitorises that are very small and hard to locate within the folds of the labia and hood. Others are completely hidden under their hood and cannot be seen, but may be felt. Regardless of size, clitorises are capable of giving women intense pleasure.