Missing clit

We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. That most elusive part of the female anatomy: the clitoris. What is it, where is it located, and what does it do? We answer all these questions and more in this Spotlight.

The clitoris is a nub of spongy tissue at the front of the vagina. Recent research reveals that much of the clitoris is internal, having 4-inch roots that reach into the vagina. When sexually aroused it fills with blood, and the bundle of nerves in the tissue becomes sensitive to touch. Clitoral atrophy occurs when the clitoris stops responding to sexual arousal and no longer functions as it should.

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Unlike penises, which are front and center, the clitoris is often shrouded in folds of skin and remains a bit of a mystery. Science—let alone sex ed—hasn't exactly gone out of its way to understand this amazing organ until fairly recently. In fact, research shows the clitoris was even omitted in an early version of the gold standard medical textbook Gray's Anatomy, and no scientist bothered to create a 3D image of what a stimulated clitoris looks like until French researchers finally did it a mere seven years ago, in To clear up some common misconceptions and become more "clit literate," we enlisted the expertise of Leah Millheiser, M.