Dear Dr. Andrea,
I recently heard that there is such a thing as female ejaculation? Is that true? If so, how does it work?
-- Amazed

Dear Dr. Amazed,
Aristotle is the first person to have recorded observations about women expelling a fluid during orgasm. Female ejaculation was re-discovered by Perry and Whipple in 1980 when they were researching urinary incontinence.

Their subjects included women who thought they experienced an urgent need to urinate while they were having sex, usually at their point of orgasm. A great many women felt ashamed and embarrassed by their experiences.

The research demonstrated that the milky substance that these women expelled from the urethra was definitely not urine. It was composed of a substance similar to that found in the male prostate.

The research also demonstrated that female ejaculation is most likely to result from stimulation of the G-Spot, an extremely pleasurable erotic experience which often produces multiple orgasms. About 40% of women report that they have had at least one female ejaculation episode.

For further information, read the book "The G-Spot and Other recent Discoveries about Human Sexuality" by Alice Kahn Ladas, Beverly Whipple, and John D. Perry, 1982, by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.