The Disappearance of the G-spot
In the history of anatomy, it is an extremely rare occurrence for a part of the body to be declared not to exist. Yet this week the Journal of Sexual Medicine will publish an article that claims that the ‘idea of a G-spot is subjective’ – which means that the much written and chattered about erogenous part of the vagina does not objectively exist.
The case against the G-spot:
The men in white coats at Kings College Hospital, London studied 1804 female twins (Who said medical research can’t be fun?) of ages 23-83. They found that if one twin claimed a G-spot this made it no more likely for the other to claim to have one. So now all women who have not had the ‘G-spot experience’ can relax and avoid feeling inadequate because the G-spot probably does not exist.
The case for the G-spot:
1. 56% of women say they have a G-spot.
2. A USA based study of 400 women did suggest the presence of a G-spot. Sexologist Prof. Beverly Whipple of Rutgers University (co-author of The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries about Human Sexuality) unsurprisingly claims that the G-spot does indeed exist. The good professor was less than impressed with the design of the Kings College study because it excluded lesbians, bisexual women and the ‘effects of having different sexual partners with different love-making techniques’. Good point Dr. Whipple! Now what were the ‘Other Discoveries’ in your book?
So does the famous discovery of gynaecologist, Herr Dr. Ernst Grafenberg in 1950 exist or not? We need a better study and thinking in the spirit of Provocative Therapy, I’ve just designed the perfect one.
The Definitive G-spot Trial:
The idea of using identical twins is a good one but it’s been flawed and floored by the simple fact that identical twins don’t generally have identical sexual partners. So what needs to be done is a trial that only studies identical female twins who live in a ménage trios with one man! I could have suggested a trial in which a researcher (male or female – see how pc I am!) with evidence-based ability to hit the G-spot, volunteers – in the name of Science – to work with identical twins; but this wouldn’t be ethical and I’m not sure how many identical twins would be equally devoted to scientific progress to take part. However it beats me why a co-author of the British study, Tim Spector, a professor of genetic epidemiology no less, did not think of these obvious solutions to the problem. They may sound cocky, but G whiz, anatomy, medical science and sexology need to have a definitive answer to an important question: Who should now feel inadequate? Women who don’t know if they have a G-spot or not – or their lovers be they male or female?
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Brian, just cos you can’t find the G spot doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
Steve