Sexy Time: The G-Spot Does Exist

January 26, 2012 9:30 am     Posted in News, Sex  Jasmine R. g+ page


By Jasmine R.

Recently, the HuffPo reported on a study done on the elusive g-spot, which concluded that it doesn’t exist. We all know the cultural significance of the g-spot – it leads to rainbows, unicorns and $100 bills squirting from your vag if stimulated properly. There has been a lot of debate over the years as to whether it even exists, since the vast majority of women cannot orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. While on the one hand, the results of this study could comfort some women who are discouraged with the fact that they can’t orgasm solely for vaginal stimulation, it’s not cool for the medical community to diminish the sexual experiences of women.

The g-spot, in my experience, is real. I don’t require any clitoral stimulation to reach orgasm, and, in fact, I generally find clitoral stimulation to be totally unappealing. Considering anywhere from 20-40 percent of women can orgasm through intercourse alone, I know I’m not the only one for whom this is the case. The fact that the study actually included data that indicated that there is an erogenous zone inside the vagina, but still reached the conclusion that it doesn’t exist is annoying at best, and pretty troubling at worst.

The larger issue here is the idea that orgasms are a homogenous entity, that you can create an overarching road map that would be applicable to every single woman. Whether it’s Cosmo publishing articles that make the g-spot seem like the end-all and be-all of a woman’s sexual experience, or whether it’s medical professionals declaring that it’s not real, both ideas are equally as harmful to the conversation.  Orgasmic erogenous zones are just as varied as any other – some of us have sensitive nipples, some of us don’t. Some of us love to have our necks kissed, some of us find it annoying. Some of us like to get kissed on the stomach while others are ticklish there. All of these truths are fine and valid. I’m really averse to approaching sex with a black and white, zero-sum game attitude. As long as it’s safe and consensual, I generally don’t like to make broad judgments.

So, yes, the g-spot exists. It’s easier for some women to find than others, and it has differing sensations. If you’re not familiar with yours, there’s nothing wrong with doing some exploring (or getting your partner to do it for you), but I implore you to not put absurd amounts of pressure on yourself.  You can have perfectly fulfilling, awesome sex without experiencing every single kind of orgasm there is (especially since the clitoris was biologically designed for pleasure, so for many women, that’s the creme de la creme). Don’t let science or society define your pleasure for you – find your own!

9 Comments on "Sexy Time: The G-Spot Does Exist"

  1. Rachel says:
    Thu, 26th Jan 201212:26 pm 

    You are missing the point of the study.

    They aren't saying there are no erogenous zones in the vagina, they are saying there is no ANATOMICAL structure that could be called "the g-spot" in the vagina. You misinterpreted the study and this article is rather poor journalism.

  2. Deb says:
    Thu, 26th Jan 20121:47 pm 

    oh snap!

  3. Jasmine - Northern Arizona University says:
    Thu, 26th Jan 20123:52 pm 

    Hi Rachel,

    Thank you for your comment.

    I think you are misinterpreting the point of my article, which is that it seemsridiculous for the lead author of the study to authoritatively say "the g-spot does not exist as a discrete spot" when he even said that his study is inconclusive, and in fact, had found evidence to support that there is, in fact, a discrete spot/region. I object to medical professionals using inconclusive evidence to express absolute truths to the media, knowing that these outlets are going to run with it and headlines saying "the g-spot does not exist" will be splashed all over the internet, when, in fact, women who have found their g-spot have all pointed to it being in the same place in the vagina. Maybe I'm overanalyzing the semantics, but from my feminist perspective, it is incredibly questionable for a male doctor to make declarative statements that fly in the face of women's own experiences.

    By the way, I do not purport to be a journalist because I write my interpretations of the facts, I don't report on them. There's a reason why I use so many "I" statements because I'm aware that my perception is not the ultimate truth, by any stretch of the imagination. So there's no need to clutch your journalistic integrity pearls. : )

  4. djnemec says:
    Thu, 26th Jan 20129:13 pm 

    I think that the title "The G-Spot is a Myth" is definitely intended to be an inflammatory headline. While find myself agreeing with the study that the g-spot is more an extension of the clit than a separate structure, I'm once the novelty dies down everyone will go back to calling it the g-spot, just like earlobes are part of the ear but we still have a name for them…

  5. Samantha says:
    Fri, 27th Jan 201211:50 am 

    Thank you for this article, I completely agree! I think the g-spot has so much stigma and pressure built up around it in general. Just do what feels good to YOU!

  6. tiredofthissilliness says:
    Sat, 28th Jan 201211:56 am 

    While women shouldn't be distressed if there is no detectable g spot in their vagina, it VERY DEFINITELY exists.

  7. Chuck says:
    Fri, 3rd Feb 201210:51 am 

    My women has a G-spot…when I finger her in just that right spot, she just goes wild….."dont stop baby, dont stop, right there right there……keep doin that, OMG, OMG, wow…….dont stop dont stop, feels soooooooo good…..ahh yesssss……OMG OMG…….ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! well i shortened it some!!! :)

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