The "G" Spot

The g spot has been female sexual anatomy’s cause celebre for the past several years, and interest in the g spot is showing no signs of slowing down. It’s hard to know whether the g spot fascination is coming directly from people or from the variety of industries that make money off sexual trends. Either way, it is worth getting some basic information, and resources that can help you find answers that are right for you.

The Great G Spot Debate
This is a difficult question to give a balanced answer to precisely because there is still debate about the g spot. Your family doctor might give you one answer, a “g spot sex activist” would give you another answer, and a medical researcher who has studied female sexual anatomy would give you a third answer.

Does the G Spot Exist?
Because no one really agrees on what “g spot” means, arguing its existence becomes futile since the skeptic may be using different definitions and criteria. There are several studies published in established and respected peer-reviewed journals that are relevant to the question about whether the g spot exists.

What Is the G Spot?
The g spot was named for the German physician Ernst Grafenberg who first described "an erotic zone located on the anterior wall of the vagina along the course of the urethra that would swell during sexual stimulation."

Finding the G Spot
This is a common question both for those who have a g spot, and those who want to learn to stimulate them. One of the problems people have when trying to locate the g spot is that they are expecting it to be a magic button, which, once pressed, immediately delivers mind altering sexual pleasure. Sadly this only happens in old Woody Allen movies.

G Spot Vibrators
There are hundreds of sex toys designed and marketed as g spot vibrators or g spot dildos. Most sex toys that are safe for penetration, and firm enough that they won’t bend when inserted into the vagina, can be used for g spot stimulation. Whenever a sex toy is hyped, like a toy designed to stimulate the g spot, people might imagine something akin to a heat seeking missile that will search and satisfy on its own.

G Spot Books
Most general sex manuals that have been written in the past ten years include some basic information about the g spot. If you’re looking for more detailed information and you’re the kind of person who likes to read about the history and politics of sexuality, the following books will offer you more than a passing reference to how to find your g spot and what it might feel like (although most of them do that too!)

The Smart Girl's Guide to the G Spot
Another concise, easy to read, and fun guide from author Violet Blue, the Smart Girl's Guide to the G Spot is accessible to all sexual tastes, orientations, and starting points. Covering anatomy and technique, g spot stimulation with toys, with partners, and of course with yourself, and lots of resources for more reading and leaning Violet Blue gives you everything you need and nothing you don't to find out if g spot stimulation is for you.

Female Ejaculation & the G-Spot
Written by Deborah Sundahl, one of the best known g spot and female ejaculation educators and activists. This new one of a kind educational handbook covers a mass of topic related to female ejaculation and the g spot; including anatomy, workshops, history, exercises. An excellent resource for anyone interested in exploring female ejaculation and the g-spot.

The G Spot (And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality)
Originally published in 1982, this book was based on the early research of Beverley Whipple and her colleagues into the existence and function of the g spot. More clinical in tone, and politically and culturally a bit out of date, this book (which has sold over one million copies) is still an important text in the history of our understanding of the g spot.

Good Vibrations Guide to the G Spot
Author Cathy Winks offers a concise, easy to read handbook that describes how to find the spot, enhance your pleasure, and let your partner in on the secret. Myths about female ejaculation are debunked, with good references and a medical and literary history.

New View of a Woman's Body
From the Federation of Feminist Women's Health Center, this book is about much more than the g spot, but is fascinating reading for anyone who wants to learn more women’s bodies than what you’re told in sex ed (if you even had sex ed.) It includes topics such as self-examination, home remedies, menstrual extraction- as well as a redefinition of the function and structure of the clitoris.

The Clitoral Truth
Another title that is broader than the g-spot, but eye opening and informative. Author Rebecca Chalker is a women’s health writer and activist, and the book is a mix of history, anatomy, debunking the myths and outlining the facts of women’s sexual anatomy, as well as a series of engaging personal stories.