G-spot, or G-not?

The G-spot has achieved a nearly mythological status among the various parts of the female anatomy. It is a tangible component of the body that some believe exist, but until now, no one has been able to provide biological confirmation concerning its location.

Studies trying to determine its exact position have been so contradictory that many experts, much to the hypothetical relief of sheepishly discomfited men, refuse to acknowledge its existence.

Italian scientist Emmanuelle Jannini has not only netted this veritable Loch Ness monster of the gynecological world, but has also found out that what once was regarded as a fabled Holy Grail of sexual legend is, in all probability, just a shiny cup.

As reported in The New Scientist, Jannini confirms that the G-spot is, in fact, a tactile part of the female reproductive organ, but that many women simply do not have one.

In central Italy at the University of L'Aquila, Jannini conducted ultrasound testing on certain key areas of the vagina for a control group of 11 women who do not experience vaginal orgasms and for a variable group of nine women who do.

The pivotal difference was a prominent disparity in the thickness of tissue specifically located on a certain area on the front of the vaginal wall, behind the urethra.

Also this same area was found to have a conspicuously large amount of a particular enzyme that is partially responsible for triggering male erections called PDEs (Phosphodiesterase).

Although Jannini, admits that his sample was too small to draw any definite conclusion, he stated that the evidence unequivocally indicates, "women without any visible evidence of a G-spot cannot have a vaginal orgasm."

Some skeptics argue that the segment alleged by Jannini to be the G-spot, is actually part of the internal section of the clitoris. Tim Spector of St. Thomas' Hospital in London said to New Scientist, "Many other explanations are possible - such as the actual size of the clitoris, which, although not measured in this study - appears to be highly variable."

In 2005, Spector provided alternative explanations proving that 45 percent of the variation in women's ability to reach orgasm is explained by their genetic variations.

Psycho-sexual therapist Colin Holt put the whole controversy in a more mature light, stating, "People should not get hung up on the idea they're lacking it … most women still orgasm through clitoral stimulation."

No matter how you slant it, though, a new weapon has been rolled out for both opposing powers in the war of the sexually frustrated.