Sonography of the clitoris.

Introduction: The prevalence of invasive procedures in diagnosing female sexual dysfunctions and pathologies is high. There is a need for a less invasive evaluation tool and medical imaging of the clitoris may be a solution. The clitoris has already been studied with nuclear magnetic resonance but there are very few sonographic 2D and 3D studies despite the fact that it is a simple, noninvasive, and inexpensive method.

Aim: This study aims at determining the feasibility of using ultrasound (US) techniques to image the clitoris in sufficient detail to permit evaluation of anatomy for possible use in study.

Methods: The ultrasounds were performed in five healthy volunteers with the Voluson GE Sonography system (GE Healthcare Ultrasound, Zipf, Austria), using one 12-MHz flat probe.

Main Outcome Measures: The clitoral body's diameter, the length of the raphe.

Results: The three planes-the cross-section, sagittal section, and coronal section-were revealed making it possible to study the entire organ.

Conclusion: The sonography is a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive mean which might help for the evaluation of this organ.