Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Elusive G-Spot: The Holy Grail or [Holy] Crap?

You can’t pick up a women’s magazine (or even a men’s magazine, for that matter!) without finding tips on how to locate and stimulate a woman’s G-spot.

Reporting that the G-spot is the Holy Grail of sexual experiences, and reporting that finding the G-spot will give a woman the most powerful and explosive orgasms (evah!), pop culture continues to claim that every woman has a G-spot, and that it’s just a matter of practice, practice, practice to find it.

But, are the claims about the G-spot myth or reality? (It just dawned on me—how funny of an episode would this be on Myth Busters?!? Something along the lines of "Do 'Fainting' Goats Really Exist?")

Myth? Reality? Does it even matter? 

Scientific evidence is beginning to emerge.  To produce the types of intense orgasms said to originate from the G-spot, there must also be nerve endings in the vaginal area where the G-spot is said to be located.

A number of recent studies suggest that there is no area in the vagina that contains increased and/or concentrated nerve endings.  In short, the pop culture claims about the existence of the G-spot go well beyond the available scientific evidence.

But why does the “realness” of the G-spot even matter?

One researcher summed it up best when he said, “The G-spot is not just a point of minor anatomic interest. The G-spot seems to be widely accepted as being real…if the G-spot doesn’t exist, then many women have been seriously misinformed about their bodies and their sexuality.

Women who fail to ‘find’ their G-spot, because they fail to respond to stimulation as the G-spot myth suggests they should, may end up feeling sexually inadequate—and abnormal.”

Do you think that women do have a G-spot, and that science just hasn’t found the evidence of its existence yet? Have you ever felt sexually inadequate or that something is “wrong” with you because you (or your partner) couldn’t “find” your G-spot? 

2 comments:

  1. Hmmmm! I know that I've experienced some very powerful orgasms and I feel that individually every woman has some spots that are more sensitive and responsive than others! The fun is in finding what and where they are!

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  2. Totally agree!!

    All women DO have Skene glands--it's thru these glands that the expulsion of noticeable amounts of fluid (female ejaculation) occurs during orgasm. Most mistakingly believe it's the G-spot that was stimulated.

    But you're right--the best part of sex is exploring, exploring, exploring! Sometimes--especially for women--a certain spot may cause an emotional arousal, which then manifests as physical arousal. (if that makes any sense at all!)

    That's why each woman is so unique!

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