Big Bang Theory - surgeon claims to have found G-spot

Experts have concluded that there is no evidence for the fabled centre of female sexual pleasure after all. Photo / Thinkstock

The bottom line is men and women have erogenous zones all over their body. Sex therapist Robyn Salisbury An American surgeon claims to have confirmed the existence of the so-called "G-spot", an elusive female pleasure zone.

Academic disagreement has continued since the 1940s over the existence of a sexually highly sensitive area, with some women swearing they have such a spot.

Now a report in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, published today, claims that an anatomically distinct area has been found that corresponds to the G-spot, named after German gynaecologist Ernst Grafenberg.

While examining the anatomy of a deceased 83-year-old, Adam Ostrzenski found a spot measuring 8.1mm by 3.6mm by 1.5mm near the front of the vaginal wall.

"This study confirmed the anatomic existence of the G-spot, which may lead to a better understanding and improvement of female sexual function," Dr Ostrzenski said.

Other doctors suggested greater medical-scientific efforts needed to be made to determine the existence of the G-spot.

"Reports in the public media," the neurologists and urologists wrote, "would lead one to believe the G-spot is a well-characterised entity capable of providing extreme sexual stimulation, yet this is far from the truth".

Objective measures had failed to provide strong, consistent evidence for the existence for the "famed G-spot", they said.

"However, reliable reports and anecdotal testimonials of the existence of a highly sensitive area ... raise the question of whether enough investigative modalities have been implemented in the search for the G-spot."

New Zealand sex therapist and clinical psychologist Robyn Salisbury said yesterday that her clients seldom asked about the G-spot.

"The bottom line is men and women have erogenous zones all over their body.

"Whether the G-spot is supposedly an area a few centimetres into the vagina on the front wall - for most women there are various areas ... that are pleasurable and various areas that aren't.

"It is far more helpful for [couples] to have an individual understanding and attitude of openness and exploration than to wait for any academic to cut up another cadaver."

- staff reporter