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The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists. | The mysterious G spot - supposedly a route to female sexual satisfaction - can be located with ultrasound, claim Italian scientists. |
Some women say stimulating a certain part of the vagina triggers powerful orgasms, but medics have not been able to pin down the exact location. | |
Researchers told New Scientist magazine they found an area of thicker tissue among the women reporting orgasms. | Researchers told New Scientist magazine they found an area of thicker tissue among the women reporting orgasms. |
But specialists warned there could be other reasons for this difference. | But specialists warned there could be other reasons for this difference. |
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 Emmanuele JanniniUniversity of L'Aquila | 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 Emmanuele JanniniUniversity of L'Aquila |
The existence of the G spot has remained controversial since the 1980s, when the term was coined as a way to explain why some women were able to achieve orgasm through vaginal stimulation, while others were not. | The existence of the G spot has remained controversial since the 1980s, when the term was coined as a way to explain why some women were able to achieve orgasm through vaginal stimulation, while others were not. |
Some specialists claim that the term has led to over-anxiety among women who cannot reach satisfaction this way, and their partners. | Some specialists claim that the term has led to over-anxiety among women who cannot reach satisfaction this way, and their partners. |
Love muscle | Love muscle |
The latest research, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, was carried out the Dr Emmanuele Jannini at the University of L'Aquila, and involved just 20 women. | The latest research, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, was carried out the Dr Emmanuele Jannini at the University of L'Aquila, and involved just 20 women. |
Ultrasound was used to measure the size and shape of the tissue beyond the "front" wall of the vagina, often suggested as the location of the G spot. | Ultrasound was used to measure the size and shape of the tissue beyond the "front" wall of the vagina, often suggested as the location of the G spot. |
In the nine women who reported being able to achieve vaginal orgasm, the tissues between the vagina and the urethra - which carries urine out of the body - were on average thicker than in the 11 women who could not reach orgasm this way. | In the nine women who reported being able to achieve vaginal orgasm, the tissues between the vagina and the urethra - which carries urine out of the body - were on average thicker than in the 11 women who could not reach orgasm this way. |
It's telling people that there is a single, best way to have sex, which isn't the right thing to do Dr Petra BoyntonUniversity College London | It's telling people that there is a single, best way to have sex, which isn't the right thing to do Dr Petra BoyntonUniversity College London |
Dr Jannini said: "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 Jannini said: "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." |
However, Dr Tim Spector, from St Thomas' Hospital in London, told New Scientist that the thicker tissue might actually be part of the clitoris - another extremely sensitive area. | However, Dr Tim Spector, from St Thomas' Hospital in London, told New Scientist that the thicker tissue might actually be part of the clitoris - another extremely sensitive area. |
Another suggestion was that, rather than being the cause of more orgasms, having these frequently might actually lead to better-developed musculature in this area. | Another suggestion was that, rather than being the cause of more orgasms, having these frequently might actually lead to better-developed musculature in this area. |
Dr Petra Boynton, a sexual psychologist at University College London, said that an entire industry had grown up around the idea of a G spot, and it was unhelpful to label women unable to find theirs as "dysfunctional". | Dr Petra Boynton, a sexual psychologist at University College London, said that an entire industry had grown up around the idea of a G spot, and it was unhelpful to label women unable to find theirs as "dysfunctional". |
She said: "We're all different. Some women will have certain area within the vagina which will be very sensitive, and some won't - but they won't necessarily be in the area called the G spot. | She said: "We're all different. Some women will have certain area within the vagina which will be very sensitive, and some won't - but they won't necessarily be in the area called the G spot. |
"If a woman spends all her time worrying about whether she is normal, or has a G spot or not, she will focus on just one area, and ignore everything else. | "If a woman spends all her time worrying about whether she is normal, or has a G spot or not, she will focus on just one area, and ignore everything else. |
"It's telling people that there is a single, best way to have sex, which isn't the right thing to do." | "It's telling people that there is a single, best way to have sex, which isn't the right thing to do." |
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