Did you know that women can also ejaculate during sex? Female ejaculation is a fairly common experience, but not something that gets talked about very often. To compare, just think of how many phrases there are for male ejaculation! Unrealistic portrayals of this phenomenon in media, as well as the stigma that still shrouds female pleasure, can warp both our understanding, and even our awareness of squirting as a natural, healthy part of sex for many women.
A post shared by Dr. Jolene Brighten β Hormones drjolenebrighten. While some researchers differentiate, for the most part, these terms are used interchangeably. There may technically be a difference, but we need more research to fully understand this. The higher volume, shoot-the-wall squirting sometimes seen in explicit content is often actually forced urine, as the actors need to produce the effect in dramatic quantities, and on command. While some people naturally squirt a high pressure or high volume gush, others may just release a trickle, or never experience it at all.
In reality, squirting volumes vary greatly with some people producing 0. Squirting exits through the urethra, not the vagina. Although female ejaculate leaves the body through the urethra, it is not as was once believed urine.
There are some similarities to pee however, and female ejaculate does contain very dilute amounts of creatine and urea 2. That said, urine leaking during sex is a fairly common problem, and is called sexual incontinence. Sex and arousal can put extra pressure on your bladder and urethra. Combined with weak pelvic floor muscles , or an overactive bladder, this could lead to some leaks β which, again, are different from squirting.
All right. How do you recognize it? And for the curious, how can you try it yourself? For anyone Google-ing at home after accidentally soaking the sheets: Yes, squirting is perfectly normal. For some people, it happens with every orgasm. Some people only experience it occasionally, and others might never squirt at all. And yes, that number probably made them giggle too. The amount of fluid 6 released can vary from about one-third of one milliliter to ml. Some researchers have hypothesized that it may be a phenomenon where ejaculate flows back into the bladder instead of out through the urethra.
