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Dr.Joe's Data Base

T H E - G R A F E N B E R G - S P O T - F A Q

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Version 1.1
(c) Gnostalgia 1995

This is a semi-comprehensive guide composed of excerpts from women's
health and sexuality books designed to answer:

1) What is the G-Spot?
2) What is Female Ejaculation?
3) How do I find the G-Spot?
4) Does everyone have a G-Spot?
5) How does one stimulate the G-Spot?

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Q U E S T I O N S:

1) WHAT IS THE G-SPOT?
The Grafenberg spot is an area on the anterior or front wall
of the vagina, between the opening and the cervix, which is often
found to be extremely sensitive to stimulation. It is hypothesized
that the G-spot is either 1) a bundle of nerves coming from the
clitoris, or 2) a gland or series of glands that produces lubrication.
It is thought to be perhaps analagous to the prostate gland in men.

2) WHAT IS FEMALE EJACULATION?
Female ejaculation is the expelling of fluid from or around
the urethra. This fluid is not urine, and is often accompanied by a
powerful orgasm. Stimulation of the G-Spot is thought to potentially
cause this.

3) HOW DO I FIND THE G-SPOT?
Insert one or two fingers in the vagina with the palm facing
the pubic bone. Gently bend your fingers 'forward' so that they
stroke the anterior wall of the vagina. You may feel a raised spot or
series of ridges, or you may feel nothing in particular. The woman
may find this extremely pleasurable, or have an urge to urinate, or
both. Stroking this spot with varying degrees of pressure will tell
you if you've got it or not.

4) DOES EVERYONE HAVE A G-SPOT?
No. Your mileage may vary. Just as some woman find clitoral
stimulation more or less pleasurable than others, G-spot response
varies from woman to woman, and some may find it unpleasant or simply
not special.

5) HOW DOES ONE STIMULATE THE G-SPOT?
Silly, that's a technique question. The factual stuff is
above; anything else goes to Kama Sutra>.

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From _Ms._ (November/December 1995)

One of the more hotly contested debates concerns whether women can ejaculate.
Reports have generally dismissed as tales told by women trying to cover up the
fact that they'd "wet the bed." Many sexologists and physicians continue to
label it "urine" (despite the fact that there is no telltale ammonia smell),
"vaginal secretions," or even "leftover bathwater" (a la Masters and Johnson).
Beverly Whipple is one of the several sex researchers who have conducted
studies on female ejaculation, and her findings, while not definitive, are
intriguing. Whipple and others have analyzed women's "ejaculate" and found that
it is chemically similar to men's ejaculate. They've also idenitified tiny
glands embedded in the dense tissues surrounding the urethra that may be the
source of this fluid.

So, if all women have these glands, why don't we all ejaculate when we climax,
just like men do? Researchers speculate that the amount of fluid varies, as it
does in men, and may at times be so small as to not be noticed; may be confused
with other vaginal secretions that occur during arousal; or, during
heterosexual sex, may be mistaken for a man's ejaculate.

Does any of this matter? Some people find it preposterous the idea that women
have have Prostate glands. But as Whipple says, "Women who experience this have
reported secretly suppressing orgasms out of fear of wetting the bed." She
notes that some women have had unnecessary surgery to cure "incontinence."
Knowing that ejaculation mayb e perfectly normal is an important step in owning
and accepting our sexuality.

/The New Our Bodies, Ourselves/ by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective:

"Two researches have recently identified what they call the Grafenberg spot
(G-spot), a sensitive area just behind the front wall of the vagina between the
back of the pubic bone and the cervix. They say that when this spot is
stimulated during sex through vaginal penetration of some kind, some women
orgasm with a gush of fluid FROM THE URETHRA, which is NOT URINE. [emphasis
mine]

This is at present a controversial theory among sex researchers. It's a
relief for those women who feel a urethral gushing of liquid during orgasm to
find an explanation for this apparent ejaculation, and for some others to find
what may be another source of pleasure"--pg. 211

/The Good Vibrations Guide to Sex/, Cathy Winks and Anne Semans

"Continuous stimulation of the urethral sponge can cause the paraurethral
glands to fill up with a clear, odorless fluid which is sometimes expelled frm
the body THROUGH THE URETHRA. This ejaculation can accompany orgasm or simply
be part of arousal. Ejaculation and orgasm are two distinct physiological
phenomena in both women and men. Female ejaculation has been around as long as
females have been around. Until recently, however, medical literature
dismissed anecdotal evidence, suggesting that instead ejaculation was urinary
incontinence. . .
In recent years, female ejaculate has been chemically analyzed and
determined to be DISTINCT FROM URINE [emphasis mine] in its composition. . .
If you've never experienced ejaculation and would like to, try
incorporating G-spot stimulation into your usual masturbation techniques. As
your urethral sponge grows more swollen and sensitive, bear down with your
pelvic muscles. Women's experiences of ejaculation can range from simply
feeling more wet than usual to shooting jets of fluid. . . We are pleased
that female ejaculation is now acknowledged as a genuine sexual response, but
we don't like to see it promoted as a new goal that every woman should stive to
o achieve."--pgs. 27-8

/Lesbian Sex/, by JoAnn Loulan

"The urethra also carries ejaculate from the Graftenberg spot to the
outside. . . The paraurethral sponge is a dense concentration of blood
vessels wrapped around the urethra with the largest portion under the urethra
next to the outer wall of the vagina. Within the sponge is the paraurethral
gland. This gland produces a watery fluid which is sometimes called
'ejaculate." Little is known about the paraurethral gland while much research
has been done on the corresponing prostate gland in the male. Big surprise.
The commonly heard term, Grafenberg, or "G" spot, refers to the place
in the vagine where one can stimulate the sponge. It is about two inches up
from the entrance to the vagina towards to front of the body. To find it, put
your fingers inside your vagina with the finger tips towards your front and
move the fingers up and down. The sponge swells when stimulated, and you may
feel like you have to pee, or it may give you a pleasurable sensation. With
continued stimulation, a fluid (ejaculate) is produced in the gland and through
its ducts in the sponge is sometimes sprayed out of the body via the urethra.
It may feel like a lot of liquid, but it usually is a few teaspoonfuls to half
a cup. . .
Ejaculation usually happens at a different time than orgasm. Some
women who ejaculate don't have orgasms at all. Others do both, but ejaculation
and orgasm are different processes and are not tied to one another. Some women
in fact don't even feel it when they do ejaculate."--pgs. 34-5.