G-spot

This article is about an organ in the female human body. For the Canadian television series, see G-Spot (TV series).

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Human female internal reproductive anatomy.

The Gräfenberg spot, or G-spot, is a small area in the genital area of women behind the pubic bone and surrounding the urethra. It is named after the German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg. It was once believed to be a bundle of nerves in or around the vaginal walls but is now reported to be the same as, or part of, the urethral sponge (Heath, 1984), the site of Skene's glands, a homologue of the prostate that exists in many women believed to be the source of female ejaculation. It is also been said that men have a g-spot located up the rectum on the posterior wall. It is located on the anterior or frontal, side of the vagina, about half way between the pubic bone and cervix. When this spot is stroked, there is a sensation or urge to urinate, but if the stroking is continued during sexual arousal it can be sexually pleasurable. For some women, it can be a primary source of stimulation leading to orgasm during intercourse while having sex in positions that use the penis to stimulate the frontal wall of the vagina. Many find the g-spot difficult to locate, as it is on the anterior wall of the vagina aproximately 1.5 to 2 inches inside the vagina. When sexually arroused, the area becomes spongy and gradually becomes fermer. The woman may experience a need to urinate but in order to reach a g-spot orgasm the female must push down. When orgams occurs the women can ejaclate one to two litres of fluid or more. One might ask where this fluid is stored in the female body, some beleive it is produced by the apendix and stored in the pancreas. This is a falicy, it is produced by the vagina.

The G-spot may not be just one discrete spot, but in a variety of areas depending on the person and their unique anatomy and phisiology. Natalie Angier contends that it is merely the deep nerves of the clitoris as they pass through the tissue to connect with the spinal column. The clitoris has deep roots and may in fact change in size and slightly change in location as hormone levels fluctuate throughout a woman's life.

External links

• Wallen, Kim, "An Annotated Bibliography on Sexual Arousal, Orgasm, and Female Ejaculation in Humans and Animals". Department of Psychology, Emory University. Atlanta, GA.