Researchers from Kings College London say the G-spot may simply be a figment of women's imagination, after an, er, in-depth probe failed to find any evidence of its existence.
The study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is the most thorough yet, involving 900 pairs of identical twins. The researchers asked the twins whether they had a G-spot, the logic being that if both twins shared the same genes, then they should both have a G-spot.
But the researchers found there was no such correlation and the identical twins were no more likely to share a G-spot than non-identical twins who share only half of their genes.
"Women may argue that having a G-spot is due to diet or exercise, but in fact it is virtually impossible to find real traits. This is by far the biggest study ever carried out and shows fairly conclusively that the idea of a G-spot is subjective," said study author Tim Spector.
But the topic is likely to remain controversial; thanks to an earlier Italian study where the researchers claimed they could find the G-spot using ultrasound scans. But co-researcher on the new study, Andrea Burri, said the new findings should reassure women that they aren't inadequate if they can't find their G-spot. "It is rather irresponsible to claim the existence of an entity that has never been proven," she concluded.
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