Abstract
Vaginal sensitivity was investigated in a group of 60 volunteers by means of an electric stimulus and under nonerotic conditions. In comparison to the dorsum of the hand, the genital area has a low sensitivity for electric stimuli (p <0.001). Of the genital area, the vaginal wall measured 2 to 4 cm from the vaginal introitus was found to be very insensitive (p <0.05). Within the vaginal wall a relatively sensitive position to electric stimuli could be detected at the “12-hr position” (the anterior vaginal wall) (p <0.001). The study provides data underscoring previous anatomical and clinical research findings regarding the sensitivity of the anterior vaginal wall. The inefficiency of coitus for inducing female orgasm is discussed.
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This study was supported by a grand from the Dutch Cancer Foundation (KWF), Amsterdam and a grant from the Maurits and Anna de Kock Foundation, Amsterdam.
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Weijmar Schultz, W.C.M., van de Wiel, H.B.M., Klatter, J.A. et al. Vaginal sensitivity to electric stimuli: Theoretical and practical implications. Arch Sex Behav 18, 87–95 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01543115
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