Bonus geekery...
Marn and I were talking about my previous post about g-spot research, and he brought up some questions that lined up with some that'd be bouncing around my head, too:
(posted with permission)
marnanel: Many women reported having surgery to correct this "problem"
In a hundred years that is going to look as dumb as clitoridectomy to prevent masturbation looks now.
me: sigh So true.
marnanel: So okay, I don't want this to sound like the whole "what about the men" thing, but I see a lot of things around the place in the journals and blogs I read about how interesting female orgasm is scientifically. Do I just miss the reports on papers about interesting features of male orgasm and different kinds of it, or does it not get as much research, or is it just really less interesting? :)
me: I'm not sure, actually...
Personally, I was just wondering if prostate stimulation has the same analgesic effects as g-spot stimulation, given that the glands themselves are analogous. I wonder if the neurological connections are, as well.
marnanel: nods I'd always thought it was just a clumsy analogy for the tabloids calling it the "female prostate", but it seems not!
me: No, it really is.
Embryologically, they develop from the same precursor tissue.
marnanel: Gosh. Awesome
me: And I find the evidence of prostatic enzymes in female ejaculate somewhere between fascinating and funny.
marnanel: Why then is prostate cancer such a big deal and G-spot cancer isn't something I've ever heard of?
why is it funny?
me: I've never heard of g-spot cancer, either. The prostate is certainly a lot more active as a gland than the Skene's glands. I wonder if that's related to relative cancer risks.
I'm not sure if I can explain why I find it funny.
So, if anyone has interesting research about male sexual response to share, please do!
*goes to see what can be found without being blocked by work censorware*
(posted with permission)
marnanel: Many women reported having surgery to correct this "problem"
In a hundred years that is going to look as dumb as clitoridectomy to prevent masturbation looks now.
me: sigh So true.
marnanel: So okay, I don't want this to sound like the whole "what about the men" thing, but I see a lot of things around the place in the journals and blogs I read about how interesting female orgasm is scientifically. Do I just miss the reports on papers about interesting features of male orgasm and different kinds of it, or does it not get as much research, or is it just really less interesting? :)
me: I'm not sure, actually...
Personally, I was just wondering if prostate stimulation has the same analgesic effects as g-spot stimulation, given that the glands themselves are analogous. I wonder if the neurological connections are, as well.
marnanel: nods I'd always thought it was just a clumsy analogy for the tabloids calling it the "female prostate", but it seems not!
me: No, it really is.
Embryologically, they develop from the same precursor tissue.
marnanel: Gosh. Awesome
me: And I find the evidence of prostatic enzymes in female ejaculate somewhere between fascinating and funny.
marnanel: Why then is prostate cancer such a big deal and G-spot cancer isn't something I've ever heard of?
why is it funny?
me: I've never heard of g-spot cancer, either. The prostate is certainly a lot more active as a gland than the Skene's glands. I wonder if that's related to relative cancer risks.
I'm not sure if I can explain why I find it funny.
So, if anyone has interesting research about male sexual response to share, please do!
*goes to see what can be found without being blocked by work censorware*