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Becky asks: What does \u201cG\u201d in \u201cG-spot\u201d mean?<\/h4>\n

\u201cG\u201d in G-Spot means \u201cGr\u00e4fenberg\u201d, named after the famous gynecologist Dr. Ernst\u00a0Gr\u00e4fenberg, who gave it its name and also invented the first Ring IUD birth control device, known as the \u201cGr\u00e4fenberg ring\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ernst\u00a0Gr\u00e4fenberg was born in Germany on September 18, 1881 and was awarded his PhD on March 10, 1905. He undertook gynecology in Berlin from 1910 and was soon named Head of the Gynecology department at the University of Berlin. Due to his Jewish origins, Gr\u00e4fenberg was forced to resign from the University when Hitler gained power in Germany and Nazism began its unbridled rise.<\/p>\n

He was advised by friends and family to leave Germany, but he did not agree. Given that many of his patients were the wives of high-ranking Nazi officials, Gr\u00e4fenberg thought he would be safe.\u00a0His expectations were shattered, as he was arrested in 1937.<\/p>\n

Margaret Sanger paid for his release in 1940. He subsequently fled Germany to settle in New York City, where he established a new and successful gynecologist practice.<\/p>\n

It was at that time that Gr\u00e4fenberg delved into the topic of urethral stimulation. This field was not his main body of study; however, he stated: \u201cAn erotic zone always could be demonstrated on the anterior wall of the vagina along the course of the urethra\u201d.<\/p>\n

This erogenous zone had been previously noted by Dutch physician Regnier de Graaf in the 17th century. He believed that, when stimulated properly in that area, women would often be able to ejaculate. He saw a connection between that area and a form of female prostate.\u00a0Although de Graaf was a precursor in versing theories on the subject, Gr\u00e4fenberg is usually considered the one who discovered and named the area as \u201cG-spot\u201d, after he wrote the paper \u201cFemale Ejaculation: a case study\u201d published in the Journal of Sex Research in 1981.<\/p>\n

The actual name of the G-Spot and the anatomical area were to become much more popular for the general public one year later, in 1982, with the book,\u00a0The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Alice Kahn Ladas and Beverly Whipple.<\/p>\n

Extra\u00a0Fact:<\/p>\n