That Hit the Spot

Since time immemorial men and women have been attempting to jazz up the simple act of coitus - add pizzazz to it, if you will. From erotic sculpture, to the Kama Sutra, to "Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex - But Were Afraid to Ask", couples have been trying to lend excitement to - when all is said and done - the action of a piston moving in a lubricated shaft.

Of all the sexual myths and legends, probably the most enduring has been the fabled G-spot - that mysterious protuberance that is tantalizing difficult to locate but which, when stimulated, results in orgiastic nirvana. Now for a short lesson from Biology 101. Women experience (if they are lucky) two types of orgasm. The more common variety - clitoral orgasm - is pleasurable enough, but if a woman really wants the earth to move, nothing can beat a vaginal orgasm. And that is where the G-spot comes in. If yr lucky enough to find it and apply deep pressure, you are guaranteed to blast off into outer space. Not that anyone cares, but the G-spot is named after Dr. Ernest Grafenberg, who first described it in an article in the International Journal of Sexology. (I've got a feeling circulation figures are going to shoot up after folks read this article).

Now medical experts have identified the G-spot as a bean-shaped and pea-sized erogenous zone, located behind the pubic bone. It is accessible through the anterior wall of the vagina. The bad news is that not all women appear to have a G-spot. Clear anatomical differences have been found between women who have experienced vaginal orgasm and those who have not. The lucky ones have a region of thicker tissue, where the G-spot is located.

In this age of quick fixes like Botox and liposuction and fake boobs, it was only a matter of time before cosmetologists offered to enlarge the G-spot, thereby making it easier to find. Appropriately enough, the treatment goes by the name of G-shot. It is essentially a collagen injection administered under local anesthesia. The injection takes less than 8 seconds to administer; and four hours later, you can get frisky again. Enhanced pleasure does not come cheap, however. A single jab can set you back upwards of $1500.

The G-spot is currently available only in Britain and the US. I predict a fresh spurt in medical tourism, this time headed West, instead of East.