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Female Ejaculation
Female ejaculation, also known as squirting, refers to the expulsion of noticeable amounts of clear fluid by human females from the paraurethral ducts and or urethra during orgasm.
It is argued that this fluid originates from the Skene's gland.
Female ejaculation is mostly accomplished by stimulation of the urethral sponge or
G-spot, named after Dr. Ernst Gräfenberg, an area on the front vaginal wall.
More rarely, ejaculation can be accomplished through external stimulation of the clitoris alone, the internal tissue of the clitoris then contracting and stimulating the urethral tissue.
Up until the 1980s female ejaculation was largely ignored by the medical community. At that time the subject resurfaced with the bestselling book The G-Spot by Ladas, Whipple and Perry. The book not only addressed the validity of the G-spot, but it also brought female ejaculation to the forefront of women's sexual health inside the medical community.
While many in the medical and scientific communities are now acknowledging the existence of female ejaculation, there remains a large void when it comes to solid scientific data explaining the process of ejaculation in females or the source of the fluid itself.
Studies have been done by Beverly Whipple, John Perry, Gary Schuback, Milan Zaviacic and Cabello Santamaria but their findings are limited. While current information offers no solid information about the source of the fluid, chemical analysis performed on the fluid has revealed that while it sometimes contains at least traces of urine, it regularly contains chemical markers unique to the prostate (whether male or female).
The latest research indicates the possibility that all women produce female ejaculate, even if they are not aware of it.
The expelled or released fluid is not urine, it is an alkaline liquid secreted by the paraurethral glands. The paraurethral glands produce an enzyme called prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), along with prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
Skene's gland also produces Human Protein 1, a trait formerly believed to be unique to the male prostate.
Studies have found that 54-60% of women have experienced emission of fluid at orgasm, with 6% reporting that they regularly ejaculate in a forceful manner, and an additional 13% stating that they have done so infrequently.
The "female prostate"
Women do not have an exact equivalent of the male prostate gland, an essential part of the male reproductive system. They do, however, have structures which are homologous to the male prostate, this meaning that they have developed from the same embryonic tissue. (The testicles of the male and the ovaries of the female are also homologous.) These are called para-urethral glands or Skene's glands - although the term "Skene's glands" is often reserved for the two para-urethral glands closest to the opening of the urethra. They are there because, for the first weeks in development, the male and female embryo are not yet differentiated.
The relative size and structure of the para-urethral glands varies considerably from woman to woman. The fluid produced is similar to that produced by the male prostate and, as in the male, passes into the urethra - and in some cases may pass into the vagina. The glands fill with fluid during sexual arousal and may be felt through the vaginal wall. The swelling of the tissue surrounding the urethra may be a combination of the glands filling with fluid and of the swelling of the woman's erectile tissue, the corpus spongiosum, which in the male, gives a man his erection. Swelling of the non-visible part of the clitoris will also be evident.
It is, it seems, the rhythmic contractions of pelvic muscle during orgasm which expel the accumulated fluid as at least one constituent of female ejaculation. The amount of fluid released can be considerable sometimes up to a tablespoon and a half through repeated filling and emptying of the glands during orgasm. In vivo studies show that the amount can be considerably higher, producing volumes as much as one to one and a half litres of such fluid.
Medical contradictions
Misinformation about female ejaculation can lead to misdiagnosis of underlying medical conditions or wrong diagnosis where no medical condition exists.
Current studies verify that female ejaculate is expelled through the urethra yet many continue to believe that the fluid leaves the body through the vagina. Expulsion of copious amounts of fluid from the vagina is called profuse vaginal discharge and can have several different causes:
Infection or sexually transmitted disease - presents with typical symptoms including itch, odor and or redness;
A sexually transmitted infection such as Trichomonas vaginalis which will often present without typical symptoms: or
Physiological discharge - an abundant amount of discharge with no underlying medical disorder.
For this reason it is important that any female who experiences abnormal amounts of vaginal discharge undergo a physical examination to rule out underlying medical conditions.
In other cases, women who may not be fully educated about female ejaculation may assume themselves to be suffering from urinary stress incontinence and seek medical intervention.
Treatment for urinary stress incontinence may involve the use of medications or surgery, both unnecessary and dangerous if the source of the fluid leakage is female ejaculation.
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