Female Orgasms: Do We Need To Rethink Everything We 'Know' About Sex?

The internet has been shocked by news that vaginal orgasms 'don't exist'.

That's right, Freud's long-overused lexicon of vaginal vs clitoral orgasms is wrong - say SEXperts.

A pair of sexologists has announced to the medical community that vaginal and clitoral orgasms, as well as the G-Spot don't exist at all, and we should be thinking about the 'female penis' instead.

No G-Spot?!

You've probably noticed that the internet has got a bit over-excited by the idea that the G-Spot is out and everything we've been fed about the mysterious female orgasm is WRONG.

In fact, do you know how your vagina works AT ALL?

But let's just take a step back for a second here. The two sexologists, Vincenzo Puppo and Giulia Puppo aren't exactly saying anything new.

Though it benefits sex toy makers and magazine editors to believe in the G-Spot (just think of all the articles and gadgets you've heard about that target this most illusive of spots), there's never been any concrete scientific evidence to suggest exactly what and where it is.

And how long has it been common knowledge that the majority of women can't orgasm from vaginal stimulation alone?

The crux of the findings, published in their new report in Clinical Anatomy is that though the clitoris and vagina are separate from one another, the clitoris is a much different structure than previously considered and it's the combination of different elements around the area that create an orgasm.

Time To Think Differently - The Female Penis?

The pair say we should think of the 'female penis', which includes all of the erectile tissues that engorge during sexual arousal, rather than trying to define different 'types' of orgasm.

And it makes sense, it's not as though the male orgasm is split into prostate or shaft orgasms, despite there being several parts of the anatomy at work there too.

The Puppos' claims are useful in adding yet more weight to the idea that the female orgasm is the product of a variety of tissues, nerves and sensations.

After all, it stands to reason that stimulating the vaginal wall with no nerve endings is never going to bring on orgasm, no matter how long he sticks at it.

Ditch The Labels

We don't need researchers to tell us that labelling whether you can orgasm vaginally, clitorially, back to front, upside down or however else isn't helpful and isn't really accurate. They're all just orgasms.

And the 'female penis' is different for everyone, which is why it can be tricky for women themselves, let alone their partners, to work out exactly what brings them to orgasm.

But while they may not be saying anything new, let's hope the Puppos' paper helps us ditch forever the Freudian idea that says sexually 'mature' women have vaginal orgasms, brought about by the penis, while sexually 'immature' women have clitoral orgasms.

Because this rubbish dreamed up by Freud in a time when women were considered inferior to men. And it obviously wasn't based on an anatomical investigations.

Now if only we could get rid of the 'female penis' name and think of something better. The venis perhaps? Answers on a postcard please.