The G-spot Illustrator: The Guide To Her Great Orgasms

The clitoral glans is what many people refer to simply as the clitoris, but it is actually just one (very supercharged) part of the clitoral structure. The clitoral glans is the most sensitive part of the clitoral structure (and of the entire human body); it contains 6,000 to 8,000 nerve endings, and its sole purpose is to act as a pleasure receptor. The glans is the external part of the clitoral shaft, which extends several inches back inside the body. The shaft splits into the legs of the clitoris that come down on either side behind the labia. Underneath the inner labia are also two bulbs of erectile
My explorations . . . have shown me the G-spot’s unique ability to enhance not only women’s physical pleasure but also their intimate relationships with themselves and others. The idea that female sexuality is not simple, but evolves and expands throughout one’s lifetime is an enticing promise. And at the heart of this idea—and at the heart of women’s sexual evolution—dwells female ejaculation and its source, the G-spot.
—Deborah Sundahl2
Women’s sexuality has a long history of being discounted, misunderstood, misrepresented, medicalized, or left out of the picture (and research studies and textbooks) altogether. Beginning in the late 1800s, vaginal intercourse was lauded as the best way for women to experience pleasure and orgasm, yet little was known about how or why.