5 interesting facts about the female body

Fascination with the female body is not restricted to men. Women are equally enthralled by their own curves and arches, and why not, the female body is a whole book of mystery in itself. Here are some amazing facts about the female body that are really fascinating.

1. The uterus is an amazing organ

The uterus is really amazing: The uterus is actually a small organ about 3 inches long and two inches wide. But during pregnancy it grows to a size as big as a watermelon in just 20 weeks to carry the baby and help it grow. Post delivery it comes contracts to its original size (though not always) within six weeks.

2. Two breasts are never the same size

In fact, one is slightly larger than the other, always. But the difference is so minute that it goes unnoticed all her life.

3. Women are born with all the eggs they’ll ever have

The ovaries have eggs since birth: A baby girl at birth has about 400,000 immature eggs or ovum; half of these are reabsorbed during puberty.

4. The hymen can break without intercourse

Yes, the thin piece of tissue that for long has been touted as the indicator of virginity can break even while doing strenuous exercises, due to an injury or could be absent since birth. In short it isn’t just sexual intercourse that breaks it nor does it stand to be a proof of one’s virginity.

5. Orgasms get better with age

A woman’s clitoris, the small, sensitive part of the female genitalia that is meant for pure pleasure, grows throughout her life till menopause. It is, in fact, three times bigger after menopause than it was during her teen days. So, mature women have better orgasms.

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