The G-spot (or
Grafenberg spot) is a dime to half-dollar sized, localized
area of especially high sensitivity, situated beneath the
surface of a woman's vagina on the wall toward the front
of her body.
While location
varies, the G-spot is typically located about half way between
the pubic bone and the cervix, about three inches into the
vagina.
Researchers have
found that some women experience sensitivity more generally
along the upper vaginal wall, rather than in a definable
spot.
Because the G-spot
is beneath the surface of the vaginal wall, it must be stimulated
indirectly through the vaginal wall. Many women reportedly
notice an urge to urinate when the spot is initially stimulated,
but find continued stimulation (with an empty bladder),
very pleasurable. Some go on to experience orgasm, and some
expel a fluid along with the orgasmic contractions.
A Source of Great
Debate
Named by researchers Perry and Whipple in honor of the German
gynecologist Ernst Grafenberg, who first wrote about it,
the G-spot's existence, as well as its location, has been
a source of great debate and controversy. Grafenberg himself
identified the sensitive area as the point where the urethra
(the tube that carries urine from the bladder) runs closest
to the top of the vaginal wall.
Perry and Whipple
argue that the area is located higher up along the vagina,
while Israeli sexologist Dr. Zwi Hoch, claims that the entire
anterior wall of the vagina, rather than one particular
spot, is filled with nerve endings capable of producing
intense arousal when stimulated. Other research seems to
show that the G-spot does not exist at all for some women.
Female Ejaculation?
Also under debate is the composition of the fluid (sometimes
called female ejaculant) that is expelled by some women
during orgasm from G-spot stimulation. Some researchers
claim that it is urine; others assert that it is a substance
corresponding to seminal fluid in males (but without the
sperm, of course). Not all women with a G-spot ejaculate,
and those who do, do not necessarily ejaculate with every
G-spot orgasm.
It is relatively
difficult for a woman to explore the G-spot on her own because
most do not have fingers long enough to reach it. Inserting
an appropriate, safe, clean object into the vagina is probably
required for self-exploration. Or working with a trusted
partner can make for enjoyable self-discovery of a woman's
G-spot.
Through experimentation
a woman can learn the type of stimulation that feels best
to her. Penile stimulation is often more effective when
done through steady and prolonged pressure, rather than
with the usual penile thrusting, because the G-spot generally
needs an intense and quite localized pressure. Gradually
increasing the pressure will help identify the optimal pressure
for erotic pleasure without causing pain.
Some women are
able to climax simply as a result of this pressure; in others
it may act to significantly heighten arousal. Rear entry
and female on top positioning for intercourse can be effective
ways to produce more direct stimulation.