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Shockingly low number of adults can identify the clitoris, sex toy shop finds

Mashable·@Mashable·2 months ago
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Just three percent of UK adults can correctly identify the anatomy of the clitoris, according to sex toy and lingerie shop Lovehoney. A survey of 2,000 UK adults — what Lovehoney is calling "The Great British Cliteracy Test" — found an alarming gap between confidence and knowledge of the anatomy. Ninety percent of participants stated they know where the clitoris is, but only 30 percent could correctly locate it on a diagram. Women were only one percent more likely than men (30 percent to 29 percent) to find it. SEE ALSO: Bumble announces AI-powered Profile Guidance and Photo Feedback And a mere three percent were able to identify its full internal structure. When shown a diagram of a vulva, 24 percent thought it was a heart, 13 percent thought it was a vagina (which is the internal organ, not external as the vulva is), and 10 percent believed it to be ovaries. This is shocking, but it may not be as surprising as when we consider people's lack of sex education.…

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