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Review
. 2021 Oct;9(5):100435.
doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100435. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

G-spot: Fact or Fiction?: A Systematic Review

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G-spot: Fact or Fiction?: A Systematic Review

Pedro Vieira-Baptista et al. Sex Med. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: The G-spot, a putative erogenous area in the anterior vaginal wall, is a widely accepted concept in the mainstream media, but controversial in medical literature.

Aim: Review of the scientific data concerning the existence, location, and size of the G-spot.

Methods: Search on Pubmed, Pubmed Central, Cochrane, clinicaltrials.gov and Google Scholar from inception to November 2020 of studies on G-spot's existence, location and nature. Surveys, clinical, physiological, imaging, histological and anatomic studies were included.

Main outcome measure: Existence, location, and nature of the G-spot.

Results: In total, 31 eligible studies were identified: 6 surveys, 5 clinical, 1 neurophysiological, 9 imaging, 8 histological/anatomical, and 2 combined clinical and histological. Most women (62.9%) reported having a G-spot and it was identified in most clinical studies (55.4% of women); in 2 studies it was not identified in any women. Imaging studies had contradictory results in terms of its existence and nature. Some showed a descending of the anterior vaginal wall, that led to the concept of clitourethrovaginal complex. In anatomic studies, one author could systematically identify the G-spot, while another group did not find it. Studies on innervation of the vaginal walls did not systematically identify an area with richer innervation.

Conclusion: The different studies did systematically agree on the existence of the G-spot. Among the studies in which it was considered to exist, there was no agreement on its location, size, or nature. The existence of this structure remains unproved. Vieira-Baptista P, Lima-Silva J, Preti M, et al. G-spot: Fact or Fiction?: A Systematic Review. Sex Med 2021;9:100435.

Keywords: Clitorurethrovaginal Complex; G-spot; Gräfenberg Spot; Orgasm; Sexual Function.

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA).
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a) Number of studies, according to category, in which the authors concluded for or agains the existence of the G-spot; b) number of women, according to category in which some evidence or perception of the existence of the G-spot (regardless of the authors' conclusions).

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