Genes Influence Female G-Spot Variations
Sara Westen
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: Sci/Tech
Italian scientists claim that the mysterious G-spot, supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction, can be located via an ultrasound. Researchers told New Scientist magazine that they found an area of thicker tissue among women reporting orgasms. The February 20 issue of BBC News Health reported the latest research, which is published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The Gräfenberg spot, or G-spot, is said to be a small area in women behind the pubic bone surrounding the urethra and accessible through the anterior wall of the vagina. It is an erogenous zone that when stimulated leads to high levels of sexual arousal and powerful orgasms. There is much dispute among the scientific community about the existence of the G-spot; most strong support is from sexology books for the popular audience.
The existence of the G-spot has remained controversial since the 1980s. Researchers have been attempting to discover why some women can achieve this level of orgasm and others cannot. Some specialists claim that the term has led to over-anxiety among women who cannot reach satisfaction in this way.
The latest research involved 20 women and was carried out by Dr. Emmanuele Jannini at the University of L'Aquila. Ultrasound was used to measure the size and shape of the tissue beyond the front wall of the vagina.
"In the nine women who reported being able to achieve vaginal orgasm, the tissues between the vagina and urethra - which carries urine out of the body - were on average thicker than in the 11women who would not reach orgasm this way," BBC News reported.
Dr. Jannini commented: "For the first time, it is possible to determine by a simple, rapid and inexpensive method if a woman has got a G-spot or not."
Dr. Tim Spector, of St. Thomas' Hospital in London, told New Scientist that the thicker tissue may instead be part of the clitoris, the extremely sensitive female sexual organ. Another suggestion was that, rather than being the cause of more orgasms, frequent orgasms may lead to better-developed musculature in this area.
The Gräfenberg spot, or G-spot, is said to be a small area in women behind the pubic bone surrounding the urethra and accessible through the anterior wall of the vagina. It is an erogenous zone that when stimulated leads to high levels of sexual arousal and powerful orgasms. There is much dispute among the scientific community about the existence of the G-spot; most strong support is from sexology books for the popular audience.
The existence of the G-spot has remained controversial since the 1980s. Researchers have been attempting to discover why some women can achieve this level of orgasm and others cannot. Some specialists claim that the term has led to over-anxiety among women who cannot reach satisfaction in this way.
The latest research involved 20 women and was carried out by Dr. Emmanuele Jannini at the University of L'Aquila. Ultrasound was used to measure the size and shape of the tissue beyond the front wall of the vagina.
"In the nine women who reported being able to achieve vaginal orgasm, the tissues between the vagina and urethra - which carries urine out of the body - were on average thicker than in the 11women who would not reach orgasm this way," BBC News reported.
Dr. Jannini commented: "For the first time, it is possible to determine by a simple, rapid and inexpensive method if a woman has got a G-spot or not."
Dr. Tim Spector, of St. Thomas' Hospital in London, told New Scientist that the thicker tissue may instead be part of the clitoris, the extremely sensitive female sexual organ. Another suggestion was that, rather than being the cause of more orgasms, frequent orgasms may lead to better-developed musculature in this area.
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