Fair warning, this article will make reference to squirting, gushing and the G-spot. While pornography featuring female ejaculation has been banned in the UK , it represents the third most searched category in Australia and has been a consistent point of curiosity throughout history. Many of you may be surprised to learn that females are capable of ejaculation, however, the phenomena has been written about from as early as 4 Century China, where the liquids excreted during orgasm were believed to be imbued with mystical and healthful properties. As it turns out, during orgasm some women per cent experience the involuntary emission of fluid ranging from 30 to mL. This has become known colloquially as squirting, though this usually refers to a larger amount of liquid being excreted. In , psychologist Havelock Ellis proposed that female ejaculation was analogous to semen and originated from the Bartholin glands two pea-sized glands responsible for secreting mucous which lubricates the vagina.
Female ejaculation (squirting): why do women squirt and how to do it
By Helen Thomson. Come to think of it, the answer may be best kept to yourself. You may have heard that it was banned from being shown in British porn films last year. But what exactly is it? Researchers have now come a step closer to defining this controversial phenomenon , by performing the first ultrasound scans on women who express large amounts of liquid at orgasm.
Let’s talk about squirting: Why is it important, and what does it feel like?
Female ejaculation is characterized as an expulsion of fluid from or near the vagina during or before an orgasm. It is also known colloquially as squirting or gushing , [1] although these are considered to be different phenomena in some research publications. There have been few studies on female ejaculation.
Ejaculation is a powerful bodily experience that has long been associated with penises and male sexuality. But ejaculation from the vulva or vagina can also happen—before, during, after, or without orgasm. Squirting is just one part of that.