Female ejaculation, myth or reality? Science gives us the answer

April 2, 2024

Sexology has a short temporal journey as a science . The inclusion of the knowledge that includes, have not been treated within the scientific context until well into the twentieth century, finding us with an evident absence of research in this area.

One of the most negative consequences of this delay is the lack of clear conclusions that help to understand the mechanisms that determine many fundamental aspects of human sexuality, such as the orientation and sexual identity of a person, the multiorgasmic phenomenon or the ejaculatory capacity in the woman among many others, staying on approaches that sometimes only reach the purely descriptive.

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Is there female ejaculation?

One of the phenomena that has generated more interest within the sexuality of women is undoubtedly the ejaculatory capacity , attributed to man exclusively until not long ago. However, we must not forget that there are ancient references, such as Hippocrates, who spoke of a female semen or Galen, which claimed the existence of a female seminal fluid during sex. However, it is Whipple and Perry who most contributed to the social diffusion of the phenomenon in 1982.

During that decade, studies were carried out (Belzer, 1981, Bohlen, 1982, Zaviacic et al, 1984, Addiego et al., 1981, Sensabaugh and Kahane, 1982, Pollen and Dreilinger, 1984, Stifter, 1987, etc.). It shows the existence of a fluid different from the urine and the lubrication of the woman during her orgasm. While it is true, this phenomenon is not widely experienced in all women, we will explain why later.

What does ejaculation consist of in women?

It must be said that this physiological phenomenon goes beyond the lubrication itself that occurs in the excitement phase and would have the following peculiarities:

We are talking about a less viscous liquid than semen and slightly whitish that would leave the vagina during the orgasm phase.

The relatively recent disclosure phenomenon to the discovery of the "G-spot" , in honor of Dr. Ernst Grafenberg, a hollow structure that is found in the anterior wall of the vagina (about 5 cm from the entrance) and which many attribute as an internal branch of the clitoris, would not only be sensitive to pleasure, but be related to the ejaculatory mechanism. Thus, the origin of the emission of the fluid could be in the glands of Skene or paraurethral glands, located in that part of the vaginal anatomy, around the urethra and with a structure similar to the prostate of man.

The liquid emitted in the female ejaculate is formed by glucose, PSP (prostatic acid phosphatase), creatinine and urea residues.

This ejaculation would not be homologous to that of man since it differs in function (has no reproductive purpose) and basic composition.

Research

The Francisco Cabello from Malaga, doctor, psychologist and sexologist is the one who made an interesting investigation about this physiological process. His conceptual starting hypothesis was based on the fact that since all women have "female prostate", all would ejaculate during orgasm . The difference is that there are some who are aware of this fact, mainly by the amount emitted and expelled, while others would not realize either the small amount generated or because the ejaculate is directed retrograde to the bladder as in retrograde ejaculation in some males

To do this, analyzed the urine of women who underwent the experiment and who stated not to ejaculate, just after the orgasm to identify the presence of prostate antigen (PSA) and other compounds that would confirm part of the hypothesis. That sample was compared with another previous to the beginning of the sexual relationship to see the possible differences. The results found that 100% of the women who reported emitting a fluid during the orgasm emitted in these PSA. On the other hand, 75% of women who claimed not to ejaculate, PSA was found in the sample of their urine post orgasm. The starting hypothesis was confirmed.

What should we know about female orgasms?

For all the above, it is convenient to interpret this physiological process, if it occurs, as something natural and normal . These scientific knowledge can take us away from certain prejudices and beliefs that are often present in sexual relationships.

In the same way that happens in man, where not all emit the same amount of ejaculate in each relationship , in women we will also find differences depending on the context and many other variables. As we have seen, there is a part of the female population that, although it ejaculates, is not aware of it, given that the quantity is either not enough to identify it, or the direction is retrograde towards the bladder.

In any case and despite the scientific advances that have taken place in this field, there is still much to be clarified. It is evident that the lack of investment in sexological research (except when there is the possibility of marketing a drug that solves the masculine / feminine function) prevents progress in the knowledge of human sexuality. Hopefully this reality begins to change in the near future.