The female G-spot is a mystery. Little has been proved in fact, so let's start with what is undoubtedly certain. The man who found this hotspot - or invented? - has, is the German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg. Hence the name, G as Gräfenberg. He was very interested in the female orgasm, and we want to credit him first.

In his article published in the International Journal of Sexology in 1950, Gräfenberg states that "the anterior vaginal wall beneath the urethra is the seat of a distinct erogenous zone and should be more important in the treatment of female sexual deficiencies". In other words, there is an area within the vagina that leads to orgasm through stimulation. If you insert two fingers about five centimeters deep into the vagina and push them towards the stomach, the tissue feels rougher there.

But is this G-spot really the key to female orgasm?

Yes and no - and to understand this answer, we need to take a closer look at the female orgasm. There is the clitoral orgasm, triggered by the stimulation of the clitoris, a comparatively uncomplicated affair.

Mysterious is the vaginal orgasm. Can a woman come when "just" a penis penetrates her vagina? "No," say many women quietly - unfortunately often only to her friends. If they talk about it with their partners, they are often a mystery - and are often desperately looking for the G-spot, often inspired by manuals from so-called men's magazines.

We are victims of an orgasmic hierarchy that makes the most beautiful thing in the world unnecessarily complicated: The clitoral orgasm is considered a nasty craft, the vaginal orgasm as a high art in lovemaking. This is due to none other than Sigmund Freud, who declared the clitoral orgasm to be immature and in need of treatment in 1905, while vaginal orgasm was the only true one for the adult woman: "If the transmission of erogenous irritability from the clitoris to the vaginal entrance has succeeded, then so the woman changed his leading zone for later sexual activity ". Particularly perfidious: If the woman does not reach the climax during "normal" intercourse, the problem lies with her, according to Freud. A blank theory that surprisingly haunts many minds today.

The French princess and great-great niece of Napoleon, Marie Bonaparte, led her in 1927 to a risky operation - which is wonderfully illustrated in Liv Strömquist's comic "The Origin of the World". In the hope of finally being able to experience a vaginal orgasm, the Freud devotee had her clitoris surgically moved towards the vagina - but the success remained. How much more pleasant and promising it would have been to place the hand of her husband, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, on her clit instead.

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The discovery of the G-spot by Gräfenberg seemed to simplify things considerably, especially in the male logic: Finally, the button was identified, with which the vaginal orgasm could be triggered. If the classic sex did not lead to orgasm, the button had to be broken. An idea that clever intimate surgeons take advantage of today is that they offer an injection of the G-spot with endogenous adipose tissue or hyaluronic acid and promise to make it easier for the patient to achieve a vaginal orgasm. This medical procedure takes only half an hour, costs about 1200 euros and must be repeated regularly, because the injected material breaks down quickly. So they turn the vagina into a goldmine.

As a woman, you could probably afford a multi-day tantra seminar, numerous callboys or a dildo covered with 18-carat gold. Only as an idea.

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But we prefer to dedicate ourselves to the latest research. It suggests that we should stop separating clitoral and vaginal orgasms. Because we know since 1998 that the clitoris reaches deep into the female abdomen. Her almost ten centimeters long cavernos nestle on the inside of the vagina and vulva - and thus to the place that is called G-point. "The G-spot in the anterior wall of the vagina is understood by many researchers today as part of the anterior clitoris root," Naomi Wolf writes in her book "Vagina."

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This realization is as revolutionary as the discovery of the G-spot. The clitoris, vagina and all the points listed above belong to the same complex network of nerves. Thus no orgasm can be more right or wrong, better or worse. No point has to be found spasmodic, and that takes a lot of pressure not only for women, but also for men. There is an infinite number of passages that a woman can touch, and they are different for everyone. If you are attentive and sensitive, you can find new pleasures in your search - you do not have to name them after yourself.