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Can People With Vaginas Get Boners? Everything You Need To Know About Clitoral Erections

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10.02.2025

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You might think having a vagina means you’re hard done by (pun fully intended) when it comes to missing out on erections.

But, we’re here to blow your mind with the sex fact we didn’t expect to learn this week: all genitalia can get erections, not just penises.

Yup, sex education seemed to miss that one out.

Okay, we know this is a lot to take in, so we spoke to Dr. Andrea Maduro, Medical Advisor at period tracker app Flo to get cliterate on all things clitoral erections.

She explains: “The clitoris is a complex sexual organ that develops from the same tissue as a penis. It is made of erectile tissue, which means that some parts of the clitoris can swell and trap blood, becoming ‘erect’ when you’re turned on.”

The main difference when it comes to a clitoral erection? Most of it is hidden inside the........

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