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Last week, this article in the New Scientist came out about some research that is long overdue. According to recent research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, some women have an area on the anterior wall of the vagina that’s thicker and very responsive to stimulation.
For years, women and their sexual partners (of all genders), sex educators, and lots of other folks have been saying that there’s something there. But the problem has been that most women’s g-spots are pretty hard, if not impossible to find if they’re not aroused, which makes it tricky for scientific methods to find them. Of course, some people get turned on in medical labs, but probably not enough to make it possible to conduct good research. And most research ethics committees would have difficulty approving a research protocol that included sexual stimulation.
Now a team of scientists have used ultrasound to show that there is a lot of variation in the tissue around the urethra and the anterior (front) vaginal wall, and that there seems to be a correlation between the thickness of the tissue and the ability to have vaginal orgasms.
This is the first scientific research that seems to indicate the presence of the g-spot. And all I can say is that it’s about time. Regardless of how many people have similar experiences, medical wisdom just won’t accept it as true unless there’s clinical research to back it up. Now, I’m a big fan of controlled studies that weed out confirmation bias because I know that anecdotal evidence isn’t enough. But rather than taking a true scientific stance and saying “we don’t know,” many of the medical professionals I’ve spoken with about this take a “it’s not there until you can prove it is” stance. Despite the fact that so many people have reported having had g-spot stimulation and orgasms. How many g-spot vibes do we have to sell before we can at least say “there’s something there”?
My guess is that this says more about doctor’s sex lives than they might want us to know, but fortunately, they can still learn about the g-spot. Check out G Marks the Spot for a great overview of g-spot play. Or if you prefer to read a book, Female Ejaculation and the G-Spot and The Smart Girl’s Guide to the G-Spot will tell you everything you need to know.
Anyway, now that there’s a clinical study that can be verified or disconfirmed through further research, we can finally show doctors proof that they can hear about the g-spot. And that is really, really good news.
