Editing Erogenous zone (section)

== Genital areas ==

=== Male ===
For males, erogenous zones consist of the [[Glans penis|glans]] and the [[Human penis|penis]] itself, along with the [[scrotum]], the [[perineum]], and the [[Human anus|anus]].<ref name="ncbi">{{cite journal |last1=Schober |first1=Justine M. |last2=Meyer-Bahlburg |first2=Heino F.L. |author-link2=Heino Meyer-Bahlburg |last3=Dolezal |first3=Curtis |date=2009 |title=Self-ratings of genital anatomy, sexual sensitivity and function in men using the 'Self-Assessment of Genital Anatomy and Sexual Function, Male' questionnaire |url=https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08166.x |journal=BJU Int |volume=103 |issue=8 |pages=1096–103 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08166.x |issn=1464-4096 |oclc=5151511138 |pmc= |pmid=19245445 |s2cid=38304794|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Males may also experience sexual stimulation via the [[prostate]], either from [[anal sex]] or [[Prostate massage|massage]].

=== Female ===
For females, parts of the [[vulva]], especially the [[clitoris]], as well as the [[perineum]] and [[Human anus|anus]], are erogenous zones.<ref name="O'Connell">{{cite journal |vauthors=O'Connell HE, Sanjeevan KV, Hutson JM |s2cid=26109805 |title=Anatomy of the clitoris |journal=The Journal of Urology |volume=174 |issue=4 Pt 1 |pages=1189–95 |date=October 2005 |pmid=16145367 |doi=10.1097/01.ju.0000173639.38898.cd}}
*{{cite news |author=Sharon Mascall |date=June 11, 2006 |title=Time for rethink on the clitoris |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5013866.stm}}</ref><ref name="Weiten">{{cite book|title=Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century|isbn =978-1-111-18663-0|publisher=Cengage Learning|year=2011|page=386|access-date=5 January 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CGu96TeAZo0C&pg=PT423|author1=Wayne Weiten |author2=Dana S. Dunn |author3=Elizabeth Yost Hammer }}</ref><ref name="Sex and Society">{{cite book|title=Sex and Society, Volume 2|isbn =978-0761479079|publisher=Marshall Cavendish Corporation|year=2009|page=590|access-date=17 August 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtsxeWE7VD0C&pg=PA590|author=Marshall Cavendish Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author= Winkelmann RK | title= The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and significance | journal= Mayo Clin Proc | date= 1959 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 39–47 | url= http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/winkelmann/ | doi= | pmid= 13645790 | pmc= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Green|first=Andre|title=Psychoanalysis: A Paradigm for Clinical Thinking|publisher=Free Association Books|page=102|year=2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sg1HAAAAMAAJ|isbn=978-1-85343-773-1}}</ref>

While the [[vagina]] is not especially sensitive as a whole, its lower third (the area close to the entrance) has concentrations of the nerve endings that can provide pleasurable sensations during sexual activity when stimulated; this is also called the anterior wall of the vagina or the outer one-third of the vagina, and it contains the majority of the vaginal nerve endings, making it more sensitive to touch than the inner two-thirds of the vaginal barrel.<ref name="Weiten"/><ref name="Sex and Society"/><ref name="Greenberg">{{cite book|vauthors=Greenberg JS, Bruess CE, Oswalt SB |title=Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality|pages=102–104|isbn=978-1449648510|date=2014|access-date=30 October 2014|publisher=[[Jones & Bartlett Learning]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hm3aTuANFroC&pg=PA102}}</ref><ref name="Bullough">{{cite book|vauthors=Bullough VL, Bullough B|title=Human Sexuality: An Encyclopedia|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2014|access-date=30 October 2014|pages=229–231|isbn=978-1135825096|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UHymAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA229}}</ref> 

Within the anterior wall of the vagina, there is a patch of ribbed rough tissue which has a texture that is sometimes described as similar to the palate (the roof of a mouth) or a raspberry, and may feel spongy when a woman is sexually aroused. This is the [[urethral sponge]], which may also be the location of an area that some women report is an erogenous zone; this is sometimes called the ''[[G-spot]]''. When stimulated, it may lead to sexual arousal, an orgasm, or [[female ejaculation]].<ref name="Rosenthal2">{{cite book |first=Martha |last= Rosenthal| title = Human Sexuality: From Cells to Society | publisher =[[Cengage Learning]]|year = 2012|access-date=25 January 2014|page=76| isbn = 978-0618755714|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d58z5hgQ2gsC&pg=PT96}}</ref> The existence of the G-spot and whether or not it is a distinct structure is debated among researchers, as reports of its location vary from woman to woman, it appears to be nonexistent in some women, and scientists commonly believe that it is an extension of the clitoris.<ref name="Sex and Society"/><ref name="Balon, Segraves">{{cite book|vauthors=Balon R, Segraves RT |title=Clinical Manual of Sexual Disorders |publisher= [[American Psychiatric Association|American Psychiatric Pub]]|year=2009|access-date=24 January 2014|page=258|isbn=978-1585629053|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YuP3Hb0TMLQC&pg=PA258}}</ref><ref name="Acton">See [https://books.google.com/books?id=amNcvrLCGZEC&pg=PT98 page 98] for the 2009 King's College London's findings on the G-spot and [https://books.google.com/books?id=kP9bCflZpVkC&pg=PA145 page 145] for ultrasound/physiological material with regard to the G-spot.{{cite book|author=Ashton Acton|title=Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2011 Edition|publisher=[[ScholarlyEditions]]|year=2012|access-date=24 January 2014|isbn=978-1464966873|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=amNcvrLCGZEC}}</ref><ref name="Kilchevsky">{{cite journal|vauthors=Kilchevsky A, Vardi Y, Lowenstein L, Gruenwald I|title=Is the Female G-Spot Truly a Distinct Anatomic Entity?|journal=[[The Journal of Sexual Medicine]]|volume= 9|issue= 3|pages= 719–26|date=January 2012|pmid=22240236|doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02623.x}}{{cite news|date=January 19, 2012 |title=G-Spot Does Not Exist, 'Without A Doubt,' Say Researchers |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/g-spot-does-not-exist_n_1215822.html}}</ref>