We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. What is it? Does every person with a vagina have one? Is it supposed to look like that?

We tend to think that our clitorises are the same as everyone else's clitorises , and leave it at that. After all, how much variation can there really be in such a tiny nub — and who has time to worry about stuff like that? Chances are, most of the anatomy-based time you have marked off in your schedule is already occupied with showing a partner how to touch your clitoris , or figuring out how to touch yourself in order to reach orgasm. Add in the fact that you theoretically must show up for a job or interact with your family, and it doesn't leave most of us very much time to squat over a mirror and ponder the unique attributes of your little man in a boat. Plus, don't you have to change your name to Moonrise Sunflower Shasta Wickerbasket if you're going to start squatting over mirrors? But paying attention to your clitoris can have more benefits than just connecting you with your inner moon goddess. Like pretty much every part of the human body, clitorises vary in shape, size, and many other factors that can have real-life effects on your ability to orgasm from various forms of stimulation.

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.

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