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Hi. I was trying to prove to my roommate that a woman has more nerve endings in her clitoris alone,
than a man does in his entire penis. Please help us settle our argument.
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Oh, I love these sorts of questions! While I have often heard people state what you claim, it is a
little tricky to answer your question definitively. A lot depends on what you are calling the "penis"
or the "clitoris."
The primary nerve that enervates both the penis and the clitoris is known as the dorsal nerve which
branches off the pudendal nerve (in both sexes). It is presumed that the number of nerve endings is
roughly identical in males and females, with females having a much higher density of nerve endings in
a smaller region.
However, what most people call the penis and the clitoris are only the outwardly visible portions, both
extend substantially into the body. So, inch for inch, you are correct if you are only looking at the
outward portion. Otherwise, the number of nerve endings is roughly the same. I hope that helps to settle
your argument!
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Best,
Dr. Sandor Gardos
MyPleasure provides up-to-date and useful sexual education materials in combination
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