What is female ejaculation?
Female ejaculation is a secretion of fluids during sexual arousal and orgasm. The origin, quantity, composition of the fluid as well as the mechanism of secretion vary. Female ejaculation may manifest as increased vaginal lubrication (vaginal lubrication) as well as female ejaculation in the narrower sense (secretion of fluid from certain glands in the vaginal vestibule). Sometimes the discharge of a large quantity of dilute urine (coital urinary incontinence) is also misinterpreted as female ejaculation.
All three forms of fluid discharge can also occur simultaneously. The amount of fluid released can vary from one to 50 milliliters.
Increased vaginal lubrication
It is due to increased local blood flow and swelling. The amount and composition of lubricating fluid are influenced by the length and intensity of sexual activity. During penile penetration, this fluid may empty as a gush.
Female ejaculation in the narrower sense
Female ejaculate originates from the Skene glands (paraurethral glands), whose excretory ducts open into the vaginal vestibule next to the urethral opening. Because their secretion is similar to the secretion of the prostate gland in men, they are also called the “female prostate gland”.
Secreted female ejaculate occurs during orgasm, but it does not have to happen with every orgasm.
Squirting urine
Sometimes the squirting of diluted urine in women during intercourse is mistaken for female ejaculation. However, strictly speaking, it is coital urinary incontinence. It can occur during penile penetration or orgasm, for example. The cause of coital urinary incontinence is still under discussion. For example, a functional disorder of the urethral sphincter is a possibility.
What is the function of female ejaculation?
The significance of female ejaculation is still being debated. Experts assume that female ejaculation, as well as other secretions of glandular secretions in the vagina, have the purpose of moistening the mucous membranes and thus increasing lubrication inside the vagina. This facilitates the penetration of the penis.
How does female ejaculation work?
Female ejaculate from the paraurethral glands is secreted when the vagina and clitoris are stimulated.
Increased vaginal lubrication (lubrication) is the result of increased vaginal blood flow and swelling that occurs during sexual arousal.
What disorders can cause female ejaculation?
Women may find the fluid that accumulates in the vaginal area (female ejaculate) uncomfortable or even embarrassing to their partner. Some women even try to suppress their orgasm out of shame, hoping to prevent female ejaculation as well.
Not every woman ejaculates and not every woman has paraurethral glands (only about two-thirds of all women have them). In the literature, the incidence of ejaculation (female) is reported to be between 10 and 54 percent. Female ejaculation is generally not part of female orgasm, and there is no disease value if a woman does not produce female ejaculate.
