The elusive G-spot

Sexy: the man behind our pleasures and frustrations

How do you respond to that?! Well, apparently, you say, "Hell yes!" New Scientist has recently reported on research by Emmanuele Jannini from the University of L'Aquila in Italy. She has discovered compelling evidence to prove the existence of the G-spot and pinpoint its precise location. And if you have a quick look at that article you’ll see why curvature gets a big thumbs-up.

This elusive source of intense female pleasure is, naturally, named after an old bald German gynaecologist. Ernst Gräfenburg proposed the theory of the G-spot in 1944, and his hypothesis has since aggravated several sexual issues women have. Many are merely left frustrated by futile attempts to locate it, but for some women the inability to achieve vaginal orgasm renders them feeling somehow less feminine than those who can.

With this in mind, the real news here is not the existence or location. It’s that Jannini’s research reveals that some women just don’t have one. There are certain biological differences: the tissue in the urethrovaginal space being thicker in some women, the presence of certain enzymes, different degrees of sensitivity. This suggests that such research will have a positive impact, helping women who feel self-conscious understand that it is no measure of their femininity.

But when I began to spread the word, the responses I got were not very encouraging.

Most men were astoundingly indifferent. “Oh well, that’s that, then. Shall we watch the football? Maybe a blowjob?” I’m not paraphrasing a general attitude here, either: this is an actual quote. And if it wasn’t apathy, it was relief; but not for the eventual resolution of a question that has plagued so many of their loved ones. No - for themselves.

“Thank God! It’s not that I can’t pleasure you; it’s just that you can’t be pleasured!”

The end of "It's not you, it's me"?

In other words: it’s not me, it’s you.

And women were just as guilty as men when it came to propagating this attitude, with many women feeling it is pointless to spend time looking for the G-spot, and that doing so will just cause men to become bored and lose interest.

So is such research really a good thing? One man said: “Well, we’ve conquered the clitoris, so it stands to reason that the G-spot isn’t far behind.” Factual reliability aside, this statement alludes to the perplexing idea that the female body is some sort of enigma to be solved.

There is apparently a quick and easy test to discover whether or not you are one of the lucky few who does have a G-spot. Knowing one way or the other would certainly save many hours of fruitless experimentation. But I think everyone would agree that the experimentation is certainly more fun than 11 minutes of all the right moves culminating in a underwhelming if reliable orgasm.

Jannini’s conclusion has the potential to do some women a real favour. However, unless this test becomes available reasonably priced in Boots, I’m dubious. I can’t help but feel that this new-found knowledge will simply become a harmful generalisation – “Well, most women don’t even have one” – that will amount to nothing more than an excuse for both men and women not to bother.

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