Gräfenberg spot
From Academic Kids
The Gräfenberg spot or G-spot, named after Ernst Gräfenberg, is a small area in the genital area of women behind the pubic bone and surrounding the urethra. It is the same as, or part of, the urethral sponge, the site of Skene's glands.
Stimulation of the G-spot (through the front wall of the vagina) is said to promote a more vigorous and satisfying orgasm (climax), and is possibly the cause of female ejaculation. See Skene's glands and urethral sponge for more information. Such stimulation requires a somewhat opposite thrust to that required to obtain maximal clitoral stimulation via the penis, called "riding high".
Many sexual advice books encourage couples unable to reach female orgasm to consider G-spot stimulation as a sexual technique.
It is believed by a growing number of experts that the reason stimulation of this area causes a "push out" orgasm, even "female ejaculation", is that it has evolved as a trigger point for childbirth. The infant's head pushes on this precise spot during delivery, seeming to trigger the final phase of pushing/delivery. This translates, during normal sexual stimulation, into a more significant contraction of the vagina.
A penis that curves upwards has a natural ability to exert more pressure on the front wall of the vagina. If a penis doesn't curve upwards, then different sexual positions maybe required. For example, a man whose penis curves downwards may find the doggy style position is more suitable for stimulating the G-spot as the curve works against the front wall.
Stimulation of the G-spot through the use of a finger or tongue is possible through the combined pressure of pushing down on the clitoris while arcing the tongue or finger upwards in a 'come here' motion. The finger or tongue should approximately be 1-3 inches inside the vagina for this to work. However, different individuals require different forms of stimulation.
The stimulation of the G-spot is thought to be more intense for women beyond their thirties, this is due to the change of tissue structure inside the vagina allowing easier access of the G-spot. Some women believe their thirties is the sexual peak because of this reason.
The term G-spot is also used by analogy as a slang term for the prostate gland in men, which may be stimulated through anal play or by pressing on the perineum (skin directly beneath the scrotum).
References and further reading
- Cathy Winks. The Good Vibrations Guide: The G-Spot Down There Press, 1998. ISBN 0940208237.
- Ernst Gräfenberg: From Berlin to New York (http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/GRAFENBERG.HTM) by Beverly Whipple, Ph.D, RN, FAAN Professor Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USAda:G-punkt (kønsorgan)
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