Scientists claim to have found evidence of fabled G spot
Thursday, 21 Feb 2008 10:03
A G spot test could stop fruitless searches for the fabled zone
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Scientists claim that a simple test could determine whether a woman has a G spot - the fabled area believed to trigger intense orgasms.
The Italian team of researchers say they have found that there are clear anatomical differences between women who claim to experience vaginal orgasms involving a G spot and those who do not.
They discovered the differences using gynaecological scans and believe their finding could result in a test to let people know if they have a G spot.
"For the first time it is possible to determine by a simple, rapid and inexpensive method if a woman has a G spot or not," researcher Emmanuele Jannini from the University of L'Aquila told the New Scientist, which reported the findings.
The researchers used vaginal ultrasound to scan the area of tissue between the vagina and urethra thought to house the G spot in nine women who said they had vaginal orgasms and 11 women who said they did not.
Tissue in this space was thicker in women who had vaginal orgasms.
The team now plan to carry out larger studies to confirm their findings, which have been questioned by a number of medical professionals.
"It is an intriguing study, but it doesn't necessarily mean that women who don't experience orgasm don't have any tissue there," said Beverly Whipple at Rutger's University School of Nursing in Newark, New Jersey, whose team coined the term 'G spot' in 1981.
Tim Spector at St Thomas' hospital in London added: "The authors found a thicker vaginal wall near the urethra and hypothesise this may be related to the presence of the controversial G spot.
"However, many other explanations are possible – such as the actual size of the clitoris, which, although not measured in this study, appears highly variable."