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What is the "G-spot?"
The infamous G-spot
is an area roughly the size of a quarter located on the front wall
of the vagina, along the urethra. It was discovered by Ernest
Grafenberg, MD who published his findings in a 1950 article
entitled "The Role of Urethra in Female Orgasm," in the
International Journal of Sexology. The entire text of this
article can be read
here.
What exactly IS
it?
It is
hypothesized that the G-spot is either a bundle of nerves coming
from the clitoris, or a gland or series of glands that produces
lubrication. Not all women, it is believed, have a G-spot.
WHERE exactly is
it?
The G-spot is
located on the anterior, or front wall of the vagina, between the
opening and the cervix (see photo at right). You can find the
G-spot by inserting 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.
What happens when
my G-spot is stimulated?
This varies wildly,
with some women reporting unbelievable orgasms, while others say
it causes them to expel fluid (female ejaculate), and still more
reporting that nothing happens beyond a slight urge to urinate.
Ok, I want to
find and stimulate my G-spot; how do I accomplish this?
1. Remember to
urinate before the start of your exploration (FEMALE). This will
help reassure you that if the urge to urinate strikes during
exploration, your bladder is actually empty.
2. The exact location of the G-Spot varies slightly from woman to
woman. It is normally found about two inches in from the opening
of the vagina, on the anterior wall (toward the stomach). The
G-Spot is easily located with the help of a partner while the
women is lying on her belly with her hips slightly elevated. When
in this position, one's partner should apply light pressure to the
vaginal wall with two or three fingertips while pressing down
(towards the bed). If a woman chooses to lie on her back, she or
her partner can insert a couple of fingers curved upwards and make
a "come hither" motion.
3.Vaginal stimulation may be unpleasant if the vagina is not well
lubricated. Production of vaginal lubrication varies dramatically
from female to female. Post-menopausal women often experience
bouts of vaginal dryness but even younger women may suffer
episodes of vaginal dryness, especially if they are taking
medications such as antihistamines or antidepressants. If vaginal
dryness is a concern, make sure to use a water-based lubricant,
such as
Divine 9, during your exploration.
4. Using a diaphragm may interfere with the stimulation of the
G-Spot in some women.
5. If engaging in intercourse, many women find the woman-on-top or
the sitting position the best arrangement for providing
stimulation to the G-Spot.
What about toys
designed to find my G-spot?
There are
hundreds of adult products on the market claiming to stimulate the
G-spot. These range from curved dildos to angled vibrators, all of
which are designed to reach the anterior wall more easily than you
or your partner's fingers. Since every woman is different, finding
the right product to accomplish this takes much research, as well
as trial and error experimentation (not to mention lots of money).
Some additional
techniques for finding the G-spot:
Lie back with your
knees pressed up to your chest (FEMALES). In this position, your
vaginal depth will shorten and even small fingers should be able
to reach the G-spot. With a partner, lie on your side with one leg
drawn up to your chest as your partner enters you from the rear.
He should be able to hit the spot.
The G-spot responds to pressure rather than to touch. Gently
stroking is not likely to get any results. It's more like
massaging a pea under a mattress - one has to compress the flesh
to find it.
Insert fingers and bend them gently up, around and behind the
pubic bone. Beyond the rather rough-surfaced tissue immediately
behind her pubic bone, your fingertips will encounter a very soft,
smooth area. Go very slowly and let her tell you what she feels as
you explore the smooth area, which will feel to you like the
inside of a very slippery mitten. When you straighten your fingers
and reach further inside, you'll encounter a hard, rubbery
structure that feels like an erect nipple pointing south. This is
her cervix. The G-spot is somewhere just his side of the cervix,
about an inch beyond the mitten, in the flesh immediately in front
of the vagina.
Imagine you're holding a tennis ball on those two of three
inserted fingers. An area about the size of a grape in the center
of the tennis ball is what you're trying to reach. It can be
anywhere along that two-or-three inch long area between the pubic
bone and the cervix. Explore slowly, allowing for feedback front
he woman - let her guide your fingers with her words if she can
feel the stimulation. The G-spot responds to pressure rather than
to touch. Gentle stroking is not likely to find it. It's more like
massaging a pea under a mattress - one has to compress the flesh
to find it.
When you reach in from the front with the woman on her back, the
heel of your hand is over her clitoris while your fingers hook
around her pubic bone. Pull upwards, as if you're trying to lift
her off the bed. Do this with the same sort of rhythm you'd use
fucking, and keep your fingers hooked, so they press deep into the
tissue. Once you know where it is you can try using your penis on
it, but for good G-spot orgasm, she may prefer your hand. In
face-to-face intercourse, the penis may not stimulate the spot
enough to do any good, although some positions, such as the one
where the women draws her knees close to her chest, may increase
the changes for a G-spot orgasm.
I want to know more
- give me a history lesson!
Ancient cultures
accepted what we've only recently "found". As early as the 4th
century B.C., writings have been found that speak of the
distinction between a woman's "red and white fluid". Even American
Indian folklore mentions the "mixing of male and female fluids"
from a female during sex.
In the 20th century, however, Western culture moved toward the
belief that women were incapable of such intense orgasm, except by
clitoral manipulation. This was reinforced by Masters & Johnson
whose research claimed that a woman's clitoris was the only source
of female pleasure, even though many women have found that to be
far from the truth.
This misguided notion of a woman's sexual potential persisted
until 1950 when an article by a Berlin gynecologist Ernst
Grafenberg discussed the G-spot area. In his original work he
reported that some women had a spot on the inside of the front
wall of the vagina which, when firmly stimulated produced intense
orgasms and in some women ejaculation of something thicker and
slicker than urine during the strongest contractions of their
orgasms.
No further serious research was done until Perry and Whipple's
1978 documentation and extensive study which confirmed the article
of Dr. Grafenberg. Most sexologists now believe every woman has a
G-spot but it may simply be unresponsive from lack of stimulation.
It can be made to learn to be responsive, however, by proper
stimulation.
Beverly Whipple, coauthor of The G-Spot , says there are two
reasons the "spot" was overlooked by so many physicians: "First,
because it's on the anterior (front) wall of the vagina, which is
an area that's not palpated, and second, when it is palpated you
get a sexual response and doctors are trained not to stimulate
their patients sexually. But the gynecologists who palpated it
with our direction all found it and said 'My goodness! It's there!
You're right!' "
Every physician who examined the area not only found it, Whipple
claims, but reported back to the researchers that they
subsequently found it in every woman they examined! |