How well do you know your female anatomy? Do you know the difference between your Vulva and your Vagina? What about your internal clitoris, how much do you know about that… Not so sure? Neither.

My ignorance made me further question the knowledge I have of the female anatomy and I needed answers. 

If we’re not even sure about our bits, how could we possibly understand the female orgasm? How many different ways we can we orgasm? How many women are unsure of how to climax?

My investigation leads me to Georgia Grace, a sex educator and intimacy coach behind the book, Pleasure Journal and Instagram page @gspot._, read on for the beginning of a newfound relationship with your vagina vulva.

Our Vulva’s are often mistakenly called the Vagina. The Vulva is our external organ that you see when you look in the mirror, this includes our labia, urethral opening, clitoris and mons pubis (pad of fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone). The Vagina is the muscular canal that connects the uterus to the vulva and where penetration occurs.

At the end of your vagina is your cervix which opens up into your uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. 

On average, cis* heterosexual men climax more than cis heterosexual female. 

Why do men seem to always have the better end of the stick? Why are we not climaxing as often as men?  Is our anatomy harder to navigate around?

This is where Georgia’s book, Pleasure Journal helps you explore your creative potential of self-pleasure, understanding what makes you tick and your sexual style to experience different types of orgasms. Yes, ladies, there’s more than one type, so if you think you’ve nailed your orgasm, think again.

First things first, we need to start journalling, yup, documenting our practices through words, drawings, or colours that express your experience. I’m already uncomfortable. The whole point of pleasure journalling is to be able to express yourself without the fear of judgement or shame – but before you dive straight down into it, there is a whole lot more to self-pleasure than you think you may already know.  

*Cis is a term used to describe people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth.

According to a 2017 study from the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, a small proportion of women report regularly experiencing an orgasm from intercourse alone, 60% of women experience orgasms from clitoris stimulation vs 30% experiencing orgasm without clitoris stimulation.