Female ejaculation: what is squirting?

For many, it is and remains a mystery: the female orgasm. Even for physicians, there are still many inconsistencies. Especially when it comes to ejaculation in women.

One of the biggest misconceptions that still persists today: Female ejaculate is merely urine. No wonder that women are often ashamed of this assumption and the exercise of their sexuality is consequently associated with inhibitions. But shame and inhibition have no place at all in the female orgasm and, in the worst case, lead to permanent sexual aversion.

Female ejaculation: What is squirting?

The word “ejaculation” is derived from the Latin “eiaculari”, which means “to fling out”. During female ejaculation, therefore, a secretion is secreted — similar to the male orgasm. Colloquially, this process is also called “squirting”.

Best-selling author Dr. med. Yael Adler explains this process in her book “Darüber spricht man nicht” as follows: “The Skene glands play a special role. Next to the urethra, one recognizes their tiny little openings in the mucosa. (…) With appropriate stimulation, some women emit increased secretion from these glands. (…). This phenomenon is covered on relevant sites with the…