study finds g-spot may be a myth

[Amby 490]

A sexual quest that has for years baffled millions of women — and men — may have been in vain. A study by British scientists has found that the mysterious G-spot, the sexual pleasure zone said to be possessed by some women but denied to others, may not exist at all.

The scientists at King’s College London who carried out the study claim there is no evidence for the existence of the G-spot — supposedly a cluster of internal nerve endings — outside the imagination of women influenced by magazines and sex therapists. They reached their conclusions after a survey of more than 1,800 British women.

“Women may argue that having a G-spot is due to diet or exercise, but in fact it is virtually impossible to find real traits,” said Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology, who co-authored the research. “This is by far the biggest study ever carried out and it shows fairly conclusively that the idea of a G-spot is subjective.”

In the research, 1,804 British women aged 23-83 answered questionnaires. All were pairs of identical or non-identical twins. Identical twins share all their genes, while non-identical pairs share 50% of theirs. If one identical twin reported having a G-spot, this would make it far more likely that her sister would give the same answer. But no such pattern emerged, suggesting the G-spot is a matter of the woman’s subjective opinion.

While 56% of women overall claimed to have a G-spot, they tended to be younger and more sexually active. Identical twins were no more likely to share the characteristic than non-identical twins.

Andrea Burri, who led the research, said she was anxious to remove feelings of “inadequacy or underachievement” that might affect women who feared they lacked a G-spot.

“It is rather irresponsible to claim the existence of an entity that has never really been proven and pressurise women — and men, too,” she said.

Most conventional doctors have always doubted that G-spots exist. “I think this study proves the difference between popular science and biological or anatomical science,” said Gedis Grudzinskas, consultant gynaecologist at London Bridge hospital.

Beverly Whipple, emeritus professor at Rutgers University, New Jersey, helped to popularise the G-spot, named after Ernst Gräfenberg, a German scientist who claimed to have discovered the elusive erogenous zone in 1950.

Whipple found G-spots in a study of 400 women and has written a number of books on the phenomenon.

This weekend she dismissed the findings of the British study as “flawed”, saying the researchers had discounted the experiences of lesbian or bisexual women and failed to consider the effects of different sexual technique.

“The biggest problem with their findings is that twins don’t generally have the same sexual partner,” said Whipple.

The quest for the G-spot will not be abandoned. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, which is publishing Burri’s and Spector’s work this week, is planning a debate, with publication of research from the pro and anti G-spot camps.

Meanwhile, David Matlock, a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon, is credited with creating an artificial version of the G-spot. In some cases this has resulted in an over-sensitive zone which induces orgasms when, for example, women drive over bumps in the road.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/scie...icle6973971.ece

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The scientists at King’s College London who carried out the study claim there is no evidence for the existence of the G-spot — supposedly a cluster of internal nerve endings...

don't we have the technology to definitely map out all nerve endings?

i am pretty sure we do and if that's the case why do we need to debate it?

either the nerve endings are there or they arent.

[Amby 490]

we need HAL. he's the neuro guy. he knows all about the nerves and brain

Edited January 4, 2010 by Amby

[one...two...tree 2,762]

don't we have the technology to definitely map out all nerve endings?

i am pretty sure we do and if that's the case why do we need to debate it?

either the nerve endings are there or they arent.

No kidding. Whipple's nipple.

[Nina~ 431]

Meanwhile, David Matlock, a Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon, is credited with creating an artificial version of the G-spot. In some cases this has resulted in an over-sensitive zone which induces orgasms when, for example, women drive over bumps in the road.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/scie...icle6973971.ece

[Scott & Lai 12]

Maybe just British women lack it...

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Maybe just British women lack it...

"Indeed"

[Amby 490]

This is what I think...for me...I know I have a much more intense orgasm when stimulated in a way which would be g-spot stimulation if it actually exists. It's to the point where I feel it in my stomach and I can't move afterwards for a bit. Anyone can do it as long as I tell them what to do. So I dunno.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I'm a guy, so obviously I can't say definitively one way or another whether it exists, but I have to ask...does it really matter? If something is causing a woman immense pleasure, keep doing it! Whether one calls it a "G spot" is beside the point, isn't it? Just know that something in particular feels incredibly erogenous and keep doing it. If others can't get the same pleasure out of the same thing on THEIR bodies, well...more power to you!

I'm all for scientific sex studies, but one like this doesn't seem to legitimize (or de-legitimize) the pleasures some women claim to feel when touched in a certain area.

Edited January 4, 2010 by Wyatt's Torch

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I have a g-spot and I dont even have a #######!

[HannahP 119]

I have a g-spot and I dont even have a #######!

Yeah, it's up your butt and at that point where your prostate is.

Also, that makes you ghey.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Based on my own research, it is not a myth, but it wasn't funded by taxpayers, I had to pay for all it myself.

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

Yeah, it's up your butt and at that point where your prostate is.

Also, that makes you ghey.

have you two been conducting field research again?

[HannahP 119]

have you two been conducting field research again?

Charles! You wish you could join in.

[Nagishkaw 510]

That svcks when you have to pick up women on a street corner.

Based on my own research, it is not a myth, but it wasn't funded by taxpayers, I had to pay for all it myself.

Edited January 4, 2010 by Nagishkaw