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\n\t\tA diagram of the internal anatomy of the clitoris (Picture: Lovehoney)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tA diagram of the internal anatomy of the clitoris (Picture: Lovehoney)<\/p>\n
Just 3% of Brits can successfully identify what body part this diagram represents, leaving us to wonder how many people paid attention in sex education<\/a> classes.<\/p>\n Lovehoney<\/a> launched a \u2018Great British Cliteracy Test\u2019 which surveyed 2,000 UK adults to determine how well they knew the female anatomy, and the results were telling.<\/p>\n Participants were shown the above diagram and hardly any knew the image depicts the internal anatomy of the clitoris<\/a>, this is despite 32% of Brits claiming they would be able to recognise the internal structure of the pleasure organ.<\/p>\n And it wasn\u2019t just men who couldn\u2019t put their finger on it, just 3% of women knew what the diagram showed, compared to 2% of guys.<\/p>\n When it came to wrong guesses, 24% of the UK thought it was the heart, 13% said it was the vagina<\/a>, and 10% of people said ovaries.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not just female internal structures we\u2019re unfamiliar with. Nearly all Brits (90%) claimed they knew the location of the glans clitoris (the visible part), but again, less than a third (30%) accurately labelled it on a diagram.<\/p>\n Women performed no better than men, with 29% of men labelling theglans clitoris correctly, and 30% of ladies doing the same.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t\t\tSign up to The Hook-Up, Metro’s sex and dating newsletter\t\t\t<\/p>\n Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? <\/p>\n Sign up to The Hook-Up<\/a> and we’ll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can’t wait for you to join us!<\/p>\n There are many reasons why a lot of Brits may struggle to identify the female anatomy correctly.<\/p>\n Firstly, the full internal anatomy of the clitoris wasn\u2019t mapped until 1998, and the first 3D images of it weren\u2019t produced until 2008. <\/p>\n And it seems like our sex education is falling short, too, with 66% reporting they were never formally educated about the clitoris, and 78% saying teachers failed to properly cover female pleasure.<\/p>\n Instead, 16% of women shared they taught themselves everything they know about their own anatomy, and 22% of men said they learned about female pleasure and anatomy from their partner.<\/p>\n For 18% of\u00a0respondents they\u2019ve turned to AI<\/a> to ask specifically about\u00a0clitoral\u00a0stimulation. This number is higher among men (23%) than women (13%), and highest among Gen Z and millennials.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDid you know?\t\t\t<\/p>\n The clitoris is the pleasure centre of the female reproductive anatomy It\u2019s the only human organ whose primary function is pleasure Of course, porn also played a part with 13% of men still relying on explicit content to understand the female body.<\/p>\n \u2018Sexuality\u00a0education in school<\/a> and university needs an urgent make-over,\u2019 says Dr Suzanne Belton, an expert in sexual and reproductive health<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2018It appears generations of people\u00a0are oblivious about their genitals or other peoples, and clearly when they are rubbing genitals the biggest losers are heterosexual women, which\u00a0likely contributes\u00a0to women\u2019s lack of orgasms.\u2019<\/p>\n The orgasm gap still hasn\u2019t closed<\/p>\n Despite the term \u2018orgasm gap\u2019 being around since the late 1990s, sadly it\u2019s still not closed, and men climax more frequently than women.<\/p>\n \t\t Tellingly, 23% of men believe their female partner orgasms every time they have penetrative sex, but just 11% of women say this is the case.<\/p>\n Lovehoney\u00a0has labelled this the \u2018orgasm assumption gap\u2019,\u00a0the difference between\u00a0perception\u00a0of pleasure and\u00a0really\u00a0experiencing it.<\/p>\n Worryingly, just one third of men said they focused on the clitoris during sex, when this is the main way women reach climax. In fact, 13% of women say they \u2018almost never\u2019 or \u2018never\u2019 orgasm from penetrative sex alone.<\/p>\n \u2018Sexual pleasure is individual, and not everyone\u00a0prioritises\u00a0orgasm\u00a0during self-pleasure,\u2019 sexual health nurse, Sarah Mulindwa, explains.\u00a0\u2018However the clitoris\u00a0contains\u00a0a dense network of nerve endings and for many women is central to orgasm, if that is their goal. <\/p>\n \u2018Clitoral stimulation is not about\u00a0prescribing\u00a0a single method of pleasure, but about encouraging exploration and understanding.\u2019<\/p>\n Do you have a story to share?<\/p>\n Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Diagram-2-NEW-Please-use-this-one-795f-e1772808919435.jpg\")
\n\t\tJust 30% correctly labelled A as the clitoris (Picture: Lovehoney)
\nWhy can\u2019t we find the clitoris?<\/p>\n
\nIt has over 10,000 nerve endings, more than double that of a penis<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe root of the word \u2018clitoris\u2019 is often thought to stem from Ancient Greece, \u2018kleitoris\u2019, meaning \u2018Little Hill\u2019 or \u2018To Rub\u2019<\/p>\n![\"Couple](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-697557079.jpg\")
\n\t\tFemale pleasure still doesn\u2019t happen at the same frequency as men (Picture: Getty Images\/Westend61)<\/p>\n
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