Squirting: Fact or Fiction?

As a cisgender lesbian psychologist working in the sex industry, I have a special place in my heart for squirting. I know it happens, but is it really just pee? Scientists say it is not pee.

FACT: ‘Squirt’ contains urea, creatine, and uric acid, like urine, but it also contains fluid from Skene’s gland (female version of the prostate) and vaginal lubricant.

This means that, as a matter of fact, squirt is not pee.

I think we can agree that the Journal of Sexual Sexual Medicine, an official journal of The International Society of Sexual Medicine, is a legit source of information about the research available on ‘squirting.’ And even they acknowledge that both the origin and nature of squirting remain controversial. There are a few things that we do know.

FACT: Squirting happens when liquid is released from the urethra of a person with a vagina when they’re sexually aroused.

FACT: It’s not the same as an orgasm or female ejaculation and can happen independently.

FACT: The fluid can appear as anything from a dribble to a spurt to a gush.

FACT: A study used ultrasounds and found that the participants’ bladders (where pee is stored) contained liquid before they squirted and were emptied after they finished.

This study explained what squirting is and where it comes from. The scientists chose a few bladders and vaginas to test. Then they used ultrasounds to track the fluids that become ‘squirt.’ They ensured the women had empty bladders before they started the “sexual excitation.” After a bit of fun and just before squirting, the scientists noticed that their bladders were filling again. After squirting, the bladders were empty again.

The scientists also determined that urea, creatinine, and uric acid were found in the pee samples before and after squirting and the squirt sample itself. The difference in the squirt is that it also involves secretions from the skene’s gland. The skene’s glands are called the “female prostate” because they function similarly to the male prostate.

Other studies say:

• Squirting is the expulsion of urine during orgasm.
• Female ejaculation is a release of both urine and a substance from the skene's glands.
• Sexual incontinence — also called coital incontinence — is when someone loses control of their bladder during sex.

But, this is, as a matter of fact, incorrect.

It is like pee but with secretions from skene’s glands.

Female ejaculation is the same thing as vaginal lubrication but in different quantities. It’s a thick, milky fluid that can occur during sexual arousal and/or orgasms. But it doesn’t always happen during orgasms.

And well, sexual incontinence is precisely what it sounds like.

Most people learn about squirting while watching porn. Unfortunately, the biggest mystery, how to make it happen, is yet to be explored by yours truly. Now we know it really happens, it’s not just pee, and it doesn’t always happen during orgasms. But, according to Pornhub insights, women are 44% more likely to search for squirting videos than men, so I feel the need to look further into this phenomenon. Stay tuned.