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G-Spot mystery - A gynecological UFO? Little evidence to support its existenceWednesday August 29, 2001 2:24 PM ET See also: Female Viagra-Like Drugs Hit the G Spot By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuter Health) - Despite widespread belief in the G-spot, there is little evidence to support its existence, according to a new report. ``The scientific evidence that is usually cited to support the existence of a G-spot is so inadequate to be almost laughable,'' Dr. Terrence M. Hines from Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, told Reuter Health. The G-spot, believed to be a bundle of nerve tissue in the vagina that, when stimulated, intensifies sexual arousal, is named for Dr. Ernest Grafenberg, who first described it in a 1950 article in the International Journal of Sexology. However, Grafenberg did not present any clinical evidence for the existence of the G-spot, only anecdotes about some of his female patients and their sexual behaviors, Hines notes. The term ``G-spot'' was first mentioned in 1982 in the book ''The 'G-Spot' and Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality,'' by Ladas et al. ``I am not sure how these authors got from the Grafenberg paper to the G-spot, which they cite in their book,'' Hines said. In his report published in the August issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hines reviews the evidence for the existence of the G-spot and concludes that it is ``a sort of gynecological UFO: much searched for, much discussed, but unverified by objective means.'' The few studies dealing with the existence of the G-spot have been poorly done, Hines points out. ``This science, or pseudoscience, for the existence of a G-spot is based entirely on a handful of females who were examined behaviorally to see if a G-spot existed. And only 4 of 12 women had behavioral evidence for a G-spot,'' he stressed. In addition, if there was a G-spot, it would have to have a detailed and rich area of neurons. Studies of the interior vaginal wall have failed to find a hint of such a structure, Hines said. ``If it was there they probably would not have missed it,'' he added. ``Women have been misled for about 20 years about an important part of their sexuality,'' Hines noted. ``Some women might feel very bad about themselves and their sexuality if they can't find the G-spot--but there is nothing there to find.'' SOURCE: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2001;185:359-362. |
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