Scientists using dye to study female squirting say that it is mostly — but not entirely — urine
Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Urology have made strides in helping settle a long-standing sexological debate: The clear fluid that some people with vaginas have been known to squirt during sexual stimulation is, for the most part, just pee.
This is slightly different than female ejaculation, which some experts have defined as a thick, milky fluid secreted by the female prostate (also known as Skene's glands), though female ejaculate is a term often used interchangeably for squirting.
To make matters more confusing, for centuries scientists and anyone willing to take a peek down there weren't 100 percent sure where this fluid was truly coming from. Many people assumed the bladder, but in some experiments capturing and analyzing the liquid (in the name of science, naturally), researchers found prostate specific antigen (PSA), which is only produced by the female prostate. These two glands sit on either side of the urethra, so it makes a little sense why this has been hard to suss out.
However, people have known about squirting since long before Jesus was born. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras and Hippocrates, the "father of medicine," both inaccurately described female discharges as "semen."
"The emission of fluid during orgasm in women was described for the first time to the best of our knowledge in the 4th century," researchers wrote in a 2010 paper titled "The History of Female Ejaculation." "The classical Taoist text, 'Secret Instructions Concerning the Jade Chamber,' provides information concerning the selection of romantic and sexual partners as well as the sexual act itself." Read More...
