8 Fun Facts About the Female Erection Every Man With An Erection Should Know

Male and female erections are similar. It’s time we started talking about them the same.

Carlyn Beccia
Sexography

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The Female Erection
Pexels | Photo by Dainis Graveris

Every woman knows when a man has an erection, but do men know when a woman has an erection?

Or, to put a philosophical slant on this question…If an erection happens in the forest and you can’t see, touch, taste, or hear the moans, did it happen? Unfortunately, most of a women’s erection occurs beneath the surface, hidden beneath the folds of her labia. That’s a lot of unheard trees falling (or not).

Now, you might argue that the penis and clitoris are too different to compare, but science says differently.

When aroused, both structures increase in size as they engorge with blood. Both get harder and darken during that engorgement. And both genders need an erection for sex to be pleasurable enough to reach climax.

It’s time we peel back the layers and change how we discuss erections to include clitorises.

Fun Fact #1: Male and female parts are homologous.

Let’s start with a Miller Analogies Test (MAT) question.

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Carlyn Beccia
Sexography

Author & illustrator. My latest books — 10 AT 10, MONSTROUS: THE LORE, GORE, & SCIENCE, and THEY LOST THEIR HEADS. Contact: CarlynBeccia.com