He notes that stimulating the clitoris sends signals to the brain, which then trigger actions in a woman’s reproductive system including increased vaginal blood flow, lubrication, oxygen levels and temperature. Most importantly, stimulation brings a change in the position of the cervix, providing optimal conditions for sperm to mobilize in order to fertilize the egg. "The concept changes a major sexual belief, and the physiological evidence is now obvious." Re-casting the clitoris as an organ that enables both pleasure and reproduction could also have ramifications for the controversial and widely condemned practice of clitoridectomy, often referred to as female genital mutilation. “Clitoridectomy creates not only sexual disability but also a reproductive disability,” Levin writes.

Source: Forbes November 06, 2019 16:52 UTC