Having been conditioned throughout the ages that sexual activity, including masturbation, is somehow dirty, sinful and unladylike, many women have been unable to explore their sexuality fully. Even today, after the sexual revolution, many women are reluctant to admit they pleasure themselves and are extremely reluctant to discuss the subject of masturbation.

A woman's body, with respect to her sexual and reproductive organs, is significantly more complex than that of a man. All the organs of a woman's sexual anatomy fall into one of two categories: external and internal.

A woman's external sexual anatomy is contained in the vulva. Within the vulva, you will find the clitoris, the labia majora, the labia minora, the opening of the vagina and various glands that produce lubrication.

Fortunately, there are many techniques that a woman can try in her quest for sexual fulfillment and self-pleasure. Sure, what works for one woman offers no guarantee that it will work for the next, but in trying new techniques, women may learn more about the pleasure their bodies can achieve and how to get more of it.

While a woman's internal reproductive organs include the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries, these are not sexual organs. Women can't stimulate these parts of the body, and they cannot achieve pleasure from them even if they could stimulate them.