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Topics: Health, Sex and Relationships, Science
Jen Thomas
We now know more about the male P-spot and G-spot than ever before, thanks to a new scientific discovery.
Frequently referred to as 'erogenous zones', these nicknamed G-spots are parts of the body which are packed full of nerve endings, leading to a heightened sense of sensitivity.
When stimulated, often through sexual activity, these areas can lead to arousal, pleasure, and on occasion, an increased blood flow to the region.
For most people, these areas are typically found in the genital region, with the most well-known areas being the clitoris for women and the penis for men.
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Until recently, it was widely said that the pleasure zone was located in and around the prostate gland, leading to that region being referred to as the male G-spot, such was the pleasure when stimulated.
Now, though, scientists have undertaken a new study and argue that the true location is actually in a separate area entirely.
They claim the spot is several centimetres north of the prostate, in an area of the penis that is normally overlooked.
It's part of the body called the frenular delta - you truly do learn something new every day.
The new findings were published in a scientific journal, Andology, where the team studied samples of penile tissue taken from 30 foetuses and 14 adult males who'd donated their bodies to science post-mortem.
It makes for gruesome reading - all in the name of science! - so look away now if you're squeamish... as the scientists sliced the donated genitals into small sections of around a few millimetres before adding a dye to show up nerve endings.
They found that the most nerves were actually in the frenular delta, a triangular area at the underside of the penis, where the head meets the shaft.
The scientists at the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain described it as being 'richly innervated by partially overlapping perineal (related to the region connecting genitals and anus) and dorsal (aft-facing) nerve branches'. Quite.
The only problem is that many men find that this area gets damaged during circumcision when the foreskin is removed, leading to reduced sexual function or pleasure.
IFL Science reports that one particularly common method of circumcision cuts right through the frenulum, causing a reduction in sensation.
Kesley Pedler at Port Macquarie Base Hospital in Australia told New Scientist that the frenular delta doesn't appear in any of her medical textbooks, until now.
She said: "Now we know about this area of nerves, it’s even more important to only do these operations when they’re absolutely indicated."