The invention relates to a
clitoris stimulation apparatus with improved ergonomics and comprising: a pressure field generating device having a drive unit and a hollow space, the drive unit being capable of periodically generating a pressure field with alternating positive and negative pressures in the hollow space when the drive unit varies the volume of the hollow space, said hollow space having an opening which can be placed on the
clitoris; a control device designed to control the drive unit; and a sensor device designed to detect when the stimulation apparatus comes close to the
clitoris or, alternatively, when the stimulation apparatus comes into contact with the clitoris, and designed to output an activation
signal to the control device upon detection of any approximation or contact. The control device is designed such that the drive unit is activated in the presence of an activation
signal. The pressure field generating device, the control device and the sensor device are accommodated in a housing of the stimulation apparatus and the stimulation apparatus is designed as a portable handheld appliance.