THE FEMALE SEX ORGANS: BREASTS AND SEX
A woman’s sex organs are rather more of a mystery than a man’s because many of the important parts lie inside the body and so cannot be seen, and even those that are outside are not easy to look at. As a result some women have some very strange notions about their sex organs. In addition to these problems a woman’s vagina lies only a matter of centimetres away from her anus (back passage) and so may become mixed up in her mind with dirt and stools. Also, of course, girls in our society are brought up to be more ashamed of their genitals and this is another reason why many claim never to have looked at their vulvas even though they very much wanted to. A woman who has irrational fears and suspicions about how she is made will not function well sexually and her partner will not be allowed or encouraged to enjoy her body as he should.
Breasts and sex-During the earliest phase of sexual arousal the first visible sign that anything is happening is that the nipples become erect. This comes about as the tiny smooth muscles in them contract. One nipple often erects before the other and erection can occur without physical stimulation. Stimulation either by the woman herself or by her partner usually hastens erection but is not essential. The nipples increase in length and diameter as the woman becomes more excited and blood collects in and around them. This mechanism is rather like that which causes the penis to become erect. As the woman becomes more aroused the whole breast swells and she may have a measles-like rash on them and over her chest and neck.
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