FEMALE SEXUAL RESPONSE
- EXCITEMENT
z3. The walls of the vagina become engorged with blood and become darker in color.
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z4. The shaft of the clitoris increases in diameter (but rarely in length), and there may be a slight tumescence (swelling) of the clitoral glans due to vasocongestion.
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z5. The labia minora become engorged with blood and their size increases considerably.
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z6. The labia majora, which at rest lie over the vestibule, flatten out and retract from the midline.
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