Beyond the G spot: Recent Research Concerning Women's Sexual Responses

Beyond the G spot: Recent Research
Concerning Women's Sexual Responses
Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita, Rutgers University
Past-Vice President and Secretary General, World Association for Sexual Health
Past-Director, International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health
Past-President, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Past-President, American Association of Sexuality
Educators, Counselors and Therapists
87 Matlack Drive,
Voorhees, NJ 08043
phone and fax 856-309-1510
e-mail [email protected]
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KEGEL EXERCISES
This series of exercises popularly referred to as "Kegels" was developed by Dr. Arnold
Kegel for women with urinary stress incontinence. These women would expel urine
when they sneezed or coughed and these exercises were designed to tighten the
pubococcygeus (PC) muscle, and help them control their urine. Dr. Kegel indicates that
as this muscle is strengthened through voluntary contractions there is a return of vaginal
sensitivity and greater ease in reaching orgasm with improved muscle tone. Perry and
Whipple found that women who ejaculate on orgasm have stronger PC muscles than
women who do not ejaculate.*
Hartman and Fithian and Chia and Arava have reported that men can experience multiple
orgasms when they practice contracting their PC muscle.**
The following exercises to strengthen PC muscles are reprinted from page 60-61 of For
Yourself: The fulfillment of female sexuality by Dr. Lonnie Garfield Barbach.***
"To locate your pubococcygeal muscle, urinate with your legs apart; the muscle you
squeeze to stop the flow of urine is the PC muscle. Practice stopping the flow of urine a
few times in order to become familiar with the muscle. Then, lie down and put your
finger in the opening of your vagina and contract the PC muscle. See if you can feel the
contraction around your finger in the opening of your vagina as you contract the PC
muscle.
"After practicing the following exercises for about six weeks, see if you notice any
difference in the strength of your PC muscle when you put your finger in your vagina and
squeeze.
"The first Kegel exercise consists of squeezing the PC muscle for three seconds, then
relaxing the muscle for three seconds, and squeezing it again. At first, do ten
three-second squeezes at three different times during the day. It may be difficult at first
to keep contracting for a full three seconds. If that is the case, contract for one or two
seconds and build up the time as the muscle gets stronger. The advantage to these
exercises is that you can do them anywhere and at any time and no one can tell you're
doing them. Practice when you stop the car for a red light or in the morning when you
wake up. Or do them when you answer the telephone at home or at work, or when you
are lying down to rest. The muscles surrounding your anus may also move during the
exercise, but if you find that you are moving your thigh muscles, your stomach or
buttocks, you are probably squeezing the wrong muscle.
"The second exercise is like the first except that the objective is to squeeze the muscle,
release it, squeeze again and release as quickly as possible. This is nicknamed the
"flutter" exercise. Again, squeeze and release ten times at three different times during the
day. When you first start doing this exercise, it may feel like a tongue twister; you may
not be able to tell if you are contracting or releasing and for a while it may keep getting
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muddled all together. However, after working at it slowly, you will gradually be able to
do the flutter more rapidly.
"The third exercise consists of imagining that there is a tampon at the opening to the
vagina and that you are sucking it up into your vagina....
"The fourth exercise consists of bearing down as during a bowel movement, but with the
emphasis more on the vagina than the anal area. This exercise is more apparent to an observer.
Both the sucking in and the bearing down should be held for three seconds, as with the first
exercise.
"All four exercises should be practiced ten times each at three different times during the day.
As you progress with these Kegel exercises, slowly increase the number in each series until you
are able to do twenty of each exercise in succession. You can do them as frequently during the
day as you can find time, but consider three times daily a minimum.
"If you notice some discomfort or tightness in the pelvic area at the beginning, reduce the
number of daily contractions, but do not abandon the exercises. Like any muscle that is being
exercised for the first time, it may be a little stiff at first. It is quite important to keep this
muscle, like others in your body in tone. The exercises can become as much of a habit as
brushing your teeth and, like brushing your teeth, they should be continued for the rest of your
life."
Men can identify their PC muscle the same way women do. They can also practice the first
two exercises. They can judge the effectiveness of their exercises by doing the "towel
experiment," as described by Whipple.
* Perry, J.D., & Whipple, B. (1981). Pelvic muscle strength of female ejaculators: Evidence in
support of a new theory of orgasm. The Journal of Sex Research, 17(1), 22-39.
** Hartman, W., & Fithian, M. (1984). Any Man Can. New York: St. Martin Press.
Chia, M., & Arava, D.A. (1996). The Multi-Orgasmic Man. New York: HarperCollins.
*** reprinted with permission of Dr. Lonnie Barbach
Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN 87 Matlack Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043, phone and fax 856309-1510, email - [email protected]
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HOW TO FIND THE GRAFENBERG SPOT
The Grafenberg spot (G spot) is a sensitive area felt through the upper or front wall of the
vagina. Sex researchers Dr. John Perry and Dr. Beverly Whipple named this area after Dr. Ernst
Grafenberg who wrote about it in 1950.
The G spot does not lie on the vaginal wall itself, but can be felt though it. It is usually felt about
half way between the back of the pubic bone and the cervix and feels like a small lump that
swells as it is stimulated. When it is first touched many women reply that it feels like they have
a need to urinate, even if the bladder has just been emptied. However, within 2-10 seconds of
massage, the initial reaction is replaced in some women by a strong and distinctive feeling of
sexual pleasure. Some women report an orgasm from stimulation of this area and some also
report an expulsion of fluid from the urethra when they experience this type of orgasm. The
fluid expelled looks like "watered-down fat-free milk," and is usually about 1 teaspoon in
quantity.
Women have reported that they have difficulty locating and stimulating the G spot by themselves
(except with a dildo, a G spot vibrator or similar device) but they have no difficulty identifying
the erotic sensation when the area is stimulated by a partner. The problem with trying to locate
the Grafenberg spot by yourself is that you need very long fingers and/or a short vagina to reach
the area while lying on your back.
A few women have reported that they are able to locate their G spot by themselves while seated
on a toilet. After emptying their bladder they explore along the anterior (upper front) wall of the
vagina with a firm pressure pushing up toward the navel. Some women find it helpful to apply a
downward pressure on the abdomen, with their other hand, just above the pubic bone or top of
the pubic hair line. As the G spot is stimulated and begins to swell, it can often be felt between
the two sets of fingers.
It often feels like a small spongy bean and in some women swells to the size of a half dollar.
Experiment with the Grafenberg spot. You will need to use a heavier pressure then you do on
the clitoris and you may feel the sensations deeper inside than you do with clitoral stimulation.
After you have explored your Grafenberg spot you may want to share the experience with a
partner. The G spot can be stimulated by the partner's fingers (with a "come here" type of
motion), with a dildo or with a penis. The position most likely to lead to stimulation with a penis
is the female sitting on top of the male. Some women report multiple orgasms from this type of
stimulation and some report experiencing an orgasmic expulsion of fluid. The orgasm that
results from this type of stimulation is often reported as feeling "deeper" inside. The fluid that is
sometimes expelled does not smell, taste or stain like urine and its chemical composition is
different from urine.
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By sharing this information with you, I do not want to create a new goal for women to achieve.
However, I do want you to be aware of the variety of orgasmic experiences that are available to
women. In fact, some women have actually experienced their first orgasm by stimulation of the
G spot. I do want to help those women who enjoy this type of stimulation and the resulting
orgasms with or without the ejaculation of fluid to feel good about themselves and what they are
experiencing. Many women have reported that they felt "abnormal" because they liked this type
of stimulation or because they expelled a fluid with sexual stimulation. In fact, some women in
the past learned to hold back the fluid and also learned to hold back and not have orgasm, to
avoid the embarrassment of being what they considered "abnormal."
I hope you will relax and enjoy whatever type of sexual stimulation you find pleasurable.
Further information about the Grafenberg spot can be found in:
Ladas, A.K., Whipple, B., & Perry, J.D. (1983) (2005) The G spot and other recent discoveries
about human sexuality. New York: Dell Publishers (paperback edition) (2005) Holt. Also
published in 19 additional languages including French, Dutch, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,
Portuguese, Afrikaans, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Italian, Hebrew, Greek, Thai,
Turkish, and Icelandic.
copyright 1992 Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN, 87 Matlack Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043
phone or fax 856-309-1510 e-mail [email protected]
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PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING SEXUALITY
BY
Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emerita, Rutgers, The State University of NJ
87 Matlack Drive, Voorhees, NJ 08043
phone and fax 856 309 1510
e-mail [email protected]
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J., Laan, E., Leiblum, S., Padma-Nathan, H., Rosen, R., Segraves, K., Segraves, R.T., Shabsigh, R., Sipski, M.,
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Proceedings. 1-28.
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Sexuality, 10(2), 1-16.
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Whipple, B. (2000). Beyond the G spot: New research on human female sexual anatomy and physiology.
Scandinavian Journal of Sexology, 3(2), 35-42.
Whipple, B. (2000). Ernst Grafenberg: From Berlin to New York. Scandinavian Journal of Sexology, 3(2), 43-49.
Whipple, B. (2000). Le point G: bilan et perspectives. Sexologies, 9(32), 6-13. (in French)
Whipple, B. (Foreword to) Birch, R.W., & Ruberg, C.L. (2000). Pathways to Pleasure: A woman’s Guide to
Orgasm. Howard, OH: PEC Publishing.
Whipple, B. (Foreword to) Ellison, C.R. (2000). Women’s Sexualilties. Oakland, CA: New Harbor Publications.
Whipple, B. (Foreword to) Stubbs, K.R. (2000). Erotic Passion. Tucson, Arizona: Secret Garden.
Whipple, B. (2000). (Book review) Barbach, L. (2000). The pause: Positive approaches to perimenopause and
menopause. Journal of Sex Education and Therapy, 25(4), 300-301.
Whipple, B. (2001). Editorial: Women’s sexuality in the 21st century. Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality. 1(4),
7-8.
Whipple, B. (Foreword to) Maltz, W., Boss, S. (2001). Private Thoughts. Novato, CA: New World Library.
Whipple, B. (March 31, 2001) La Energia Sexual, Noticias, 84 (Argentinia)
Whipple, B. (2001). Women’s sexual pleasure and satisfaction. Scandinavian Journal of Sexology, 4(4), 191-197.
Whipple, B. (2002). Le plaisir et la satisfaction sexuels chez la femme. Sexologies, 11(39), 19-20. (France)
Whipple, B. (2002). Women’s Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction. Sexologies, 11(39), 21-24.
Whipple, B. (2002). Women’s sexual pleasure and satisfaction: A new view of female sexual function. The Female
Patient (Primary Care Edition), 27(8), 39-44.
Whipple, B. (2002). Women’s sexual pleasure and satisfaction: A new view of female sexual function. The Female
Patient (OB/GYN Edition), 27(8), 44-47.
Whipple, B. (contributor) (2003) The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression. White Paper. (pp 1-8) New York:
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Whipple, B. (2004). Why sex is good for your health. Bottom Line Personal. September 15, 9-10.
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Whipple, B. (2005). You’re never too old: Sex for seniors. Daily Health News, October 17, 2005.
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Updated Commentary. In William J. Taverner (Ed) Taking Sides: Clashing vies in human sexuality. (pp. 56-67).
Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill, Contemporary Learning Series.
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Whipple, B., & Brash-McGreer K. (1997). Management of female sexual dysfunction. In M.L. Sipski & C.
Alexander (Eds) Maintaining Sexuality with Disability and Chronic Illness: A Practitioners Guide. (pp. 509-534).
MD: Aspen Publishers.
Whipple, B., Gerdes, C.A., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1996). Sexual response to self-stimulation in women with
complete spinal cord injury. Journal of Sex Research,33(3). 231-240.
Whipple, B., & Gick, R. (1980). A holistic view of sexuality: Education for the professional. Topics in Clinical
Nursing, 1, 91-98.
Whipple, B., & Graziottin, A. (2006). Orgasmic disorders in women. In H. Porst and J Buvat (Eds). Standard
Practice in Sexual Medicine. (pp. 334-341). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Whipple, B, Hartman, W.E., & Fithian, M. A. (1994). Orgasm. In V.L. Bullough and B. Bullough (eds). Human
Sexuality: An Encyclopedia. (pp. 430-433) New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.
Whipple, B., Josimovich, J.B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1990). Sensory thresholds during the antepartum, intrapartum,
and postpartum periods. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 27, (3), 213-221.
Whipple, B., Kinsberg, S. & Farrington, A. (2007). Zdrowie Seksualine Kobiet W Widku Strdnim I Poweyzejzaburzenia sesksualne,. Przeglad Seksulogiczny. 3 (1), 22-30. (Poland)
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Owens (Eds.) Sexual Health: vol 1 Psychological Foundations. (pp.18-27). Westport, CT: Prager.
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Whipple, B., Knowles, J, & Davis, J. (2007). The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression: White Paper. New York:
Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1985). Elevation of pain thresholds by vaginal stimulation in women. Pain, 21,
357-367.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1988). Analgesia produced in women by genital self-stimulation. The Journal of
Sex Research, 24, 130-140.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1991). The G spot, orgasm, and female ejaculation: Are they related? In P.
Kothari (Ed) The Proceedings of the First International Conference on Orgasm. (pp. 227-237) Bombay, India; VRP
Publishers.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1992). The G spot, vaginal orgasm female ejaculation: A review of research and
literature. Sex Matters. (pp. 33-36). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers BV.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1993). Current research trends: Spinal Cord Injuries. Proceedings NIH
Conference on Reproductive Issues for Persons with Physical Disabilities. (pp. 197-207) Baltimore: Paul H.
Brookes Publishing Co.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1997). Sexuality and women with complete spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 35,
136-138.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1998). Beyond the G spot: Recent research on female sexuality. Medical Aspects
of Human Sexuality, 1(3), 19-23.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1999). Beyond the G spot: Recent Research on Female Sexuality. Psychiatric
Annals, 29(1), 34-37.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (2000). Beyond the G spot: Recent research on female sexuality. Impotence
Worldwide, 17, 11-12.
Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (2002). Brain (PET) responses to vaginal-cervical self-stimulation in wo-men with
complete spinal cord injury: Preliminary findings. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 28: 79-86.
Whipple, B., Martinez-Gomez, M., Oliva-Zarate, L., Pacheco, P., & Komisaruk,, B.R. (1989). Inverse relationship
between intensity of vaginal self- stimulation-produced analgesia and level of chronic intake of a dietary source of
capsaicin. Physiology and Behavior, 46, 247-252.
Whipple, B., Myers, B.R, Komisaruk, BR. (1998). Male multiple ejaculatory orgasms: A case study. In. J.J.
Borras-Valls & M. Perez-Conchillo (Eds). Sexuality and Human Rights (pp. 129-133). Valencia, Spain: World
Congress of Sexology.
Whipple, B., Myers, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1998) Male multiple ejaculatory orgasms: A Case Study. Journal of
Sex Education and Therapy, 23(2), 157-162.
Whipple, B., & Ogden, G. (1989). Safe Encounters: How Women Can Say Yes to Pleasure and No to Unsafe Sex.
New York: McGraw-Hill (Paperback, Dell).
Whipple, B., & Ogden, G. (1989). How to be your own best (sexual) friend. Cosmopolitan. September, 122-128.
Whipple, B., & Ogden, G. (1994). Let your fingers do the walking: A very intimate guide. Woman's Own, 54-70.
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Whipple, B., Ogden, G., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1992). Quantification of the perceptual and physiological correlates
of imagery-induced orgasm in women. In W. Bezemer (Ed.) Sex Matters. (pp. 9-12). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science
Publishers BV.
Whipple, B., Ogden, G., Komisaruk, B.R. (1992). Physiological correlates of imagery induced orgasm in women.
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 21(2), 121- 133.
Whipple, B., Ogden, G., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1993). Orgasm: All in your head? Health Letter, 12(2), 2.
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Tepper (Eds.) Sexual Health: Vol 4, State-of-the-Art Treatment and Research. (383-390). Westport, CT: Prager.
Whipple, B., & Rosenbaum, T.Y. (2004). The controversy over Kegels: Are women doing them correctly? The
Alexander Foundation for Women’s Health: Newsletter, 3, 14-16.
Whipple, B., Richards, E., Tepper, M., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1996). Sexual response in women with complete spinal
cord injury. In D.M. Krotoski, M. Nosek, & M. Turk (Eds.) Women with Physical Disabilities: Achieving and
Maintaining health and Well-Being (pp. 69-80). Baltimore: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.
Whipple, B., Richards, E., Tepper, M., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1966). Sexual response in women with complete spinal
cord injury. Sexuality and Disability, 14(3), 191-201.
Whipple, B., Richards, E., Tepper, M., Gerdes, C., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1998). A quantitative and qualitative study
concerning sexual response in women with complete spinal cord injury. In. J.J. Borras-Valls & M. Perez-Conchillo
(Eds). Sexuality and Human Rights (pp. 267-271). Valencia, Spain: World Congress of Sexology.
Whipple, B., & Scura, K.W. (1989). HIV and the older adult: Taking the necessary precautions. Journal of
Gerontological Nursing, 15, 15-19.
Whipple, B., & Scura, K.W. (1996). The overlooked epidemic: HIV in older adults. American Journal of Nursing,
96(2), 23-29.
Whipple, B., & Welner, S.L. (2004). Sexuality Issues. In S. L. Welner & F. Hazeltine (Eds). Welner’s Guide to the
Care of Women with Disabilities. (pp. 347-356) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Zaviacic, M., & Whipple, B. (1993). Update on the female prostate and the phenomenon of female ejaculation.
Journal of Sex Research, 30(2), 148-151.
Zaviacic, M., Whipple, B., Zaviacicova, A., & Holman, I.K. (1993). Medicinske aspekty fenomenu uretralnych
expulzii (ejakulacie) zeny a ich vyuzitie pre prax. Slovensky Lekar, 17, 53-56 (In Slovak).
Zaviacic, M., & Whipple, B. (2001). Zenska ejakulacia, zenska prostata a zenska sexualita: Specificke sucasti
biologie zenskeho pohlavia. Sexuologia, 1(2), 12-18. In Slovak
Zaviacic, M., Whipple, B., Sisovsky, V., Zaviacic, T., & Palovic, M. (2006). From sexual arousal to the orgasm of
the female of species homo sapiens: Sexological parameters of orgasmic process. Prakticka Gynekologia, 47-53.
Zaviacic, M, Zavicic, T., Sisovsky, V., Palkovic, M., Whipple, B., & Albin, R.J. (2007). Funkcna Morfologia
Zenskych Rodidiel A Genitallii Samic Niektorych Subhumannych Primatove: Vyznam Tychto Poznatkov Pre
Porovnavanie Sexuologickych Parametrov. Slov. Gynek. Rorod, 14, 8-15. (Slovakia)
Zaviacic, M., Sisovsky V., Palkovic, M., Zaviacic, T., Abline, R.J., Whipple, B., Holecova, M., & Kovacikova, Z.
(2008). Ethological-sexual characteristis of some subhuman primates as compared to selected parameters of human
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sexuality: The role of scent signalization among animals and the scent communication of humans in their sexual
behavior. Sexuologia/Sexology, 8(2): 7-15 ( In Slovak and English).
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References concerning pain control by Dr. Beverly Whipple:
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Whipple, Josimovich, J.B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1990). Sensory thresholds during the antepartum, intrapartum, and
postpartum periods. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 27(3), 213-221.
Whipple, B., Ogden, G., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1992). Physiological correlates of imagery induced orgasm in
women. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 21(2), 121-133.
Whipple, B., Martinez-Gomez, M., Oliva-Zarate, L., Pacheco, P., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1989). Inverse relationship
betwen intensity of vagianl self-stimulation-produced analgesia and level of chronic intake of a dietary source of
capsaicin. Physiology and Behavior, 46, 247-252.
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Whipple, B., & Komisaruk, B.R. (1988). Analgesia produced in women by genital self-stimulation. The
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