Like many issues related to health and sexuality, myths about the G-spot— the erogenous zone supposedly inside the vagina that can help a person achieve a particular kind of orgasm— are astoundingly common.
This is due, in large part, to the fact that there is a lot of disagreement as to what the G-spot is and whether it a real thing. Every so often, a study will be released saying the G-spot doesn't actually exist and, almost immediately after, a number of people clamor to confirm the G-spot does, in fact, exist.
Clearly, there are many questions about the G-spot. To find the answers, INSIDER talked with gynecological surgeon Dr. Prudence Hall, author of the book "Radiant Again & Forever," and OB-GYN Dr. Alyssa Dweck, author of "The Complete A to Z for Your V" to break down the things you should — and shouldn't — believe about the G-spot.
1. Is the G-spot even real?
A 2017 study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, in which scientists dissected the front portion of the vaginal wall of 13 female cadavers in search of the G-spot, did not find any evidence whatsoever of the G-spot's existence.
But another study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine in 2012 found that, although the G-spot is not a "discrete anatomic entity,"increased sensitivity in the anterior region of the vagina does exist.
Hall, for her part, is a believer.
"I believe that the G-spot is where the nerve fibers of the clitoris originate, and women certainly do talk about the quality of the orgasm being different when it's stimulated," she told INSIDER.
2. If the G-spot is real, then what is it?
So, let's say that the G-spot is real. In that case, what is it?
"In a nutshell, the 'G-spot' — or Grafenberg spot — is an area on the anterior vagina, very sensitive to touch and potentially capable of producing very intense orgasm with stimulation," Dweck told INSIDER.
According to Planned Parenthood, all people with vaginas have the spot, but some will achieve orgasm from having it stimulated and others won't.
3. Is the G-spot totally different from the clitoris?
Many people refer to the G-spot as though it is a totally separate entity from the clitoris. But, in reality, the clitoris is likely larger than many people think and actually extends into the vagina rather than solely existing outside of it.
Because of this, the G-spot is probably a part of the clitoris, just in a different location than you may be used to.
"The G-spot is an area [that is] most likely a continuation of the clitoral tissue into the vagina and it's located right above the pubic bone," Hall told INSIDER. "If you put your finger in your vagina and it's facing the bladder, not the rectum, it's right past the public bone. Anatomically, it connects to the clitoris and that's why the G-spot is so sensitive, because it's clitoral tissue."
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