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Published 11:43 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Sexual medicine experts published their findings on the female climax and revealed a shocking truth.
The fact of the matter is that there is more mystery surrounding female ejaculation compared to the male equivalent, so scientific research on the subject might prove to help the masses.
It can be attributed to the lack of research or belief in it throughout human history, though now the topic of women's sexual pleasure is very much a part of modern-day culture and can be celebrated.
Several beliefs have been thrown around in recent times, including claims on how it can happen in the first place, as studies have also looked into the women 'squirting' when they climax, and whether it contains urine.
Female ejaculation is still heavily debated among health specialists, but a study from over a decade ago has resurfaced, as it seems to set the record straight for those who may be a bit confused on the concept.
The 2015 research was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, which involved French gynaecologist Samuel Salama recording the results of seven women as they went through sexual stimulation.
Salama's goal was to find what actually happens during female ejaculation, though the subjects all previously reported experiencing a discharge of fluid from the urethra while they climaxed.
In preparation, they were asked to provide a urine sample to compare with any fluid released.
All seven women went through a pelvic ultrasound to ensure that their bladders were empty before they stimulated themselves to orgasm.
A second pelvic ultrasound was also carried out moments before climax, with a final one being performed after orgasm, as Salama would compare the three scans.
Ultimately, the findings were eye-opening.
While each woman had emptied her bladder before starting stimulation, the second ultrasound showed that they had been refilled.
This meant that fluid which was released upon orgasm had actually originated from the bladder, with Salama's team analysing the chemical composition of these fluids to figure out what was actually excreted.
The results of the seven female subjects revealed that two types of liquid are excreted during orgasm.
Two of the samples showed no difference between urine and ejaculate, while the remaining five women released something different.
The fluid secreted contained the enzyme prostatic-specific antigen (PSA), which was not present in their initial urine samples.
PSA is produced in the prostate, and while it is an important component of male ejaculate, it actually breaks down cervical mucus and helps the semen swim freely.
Women, though, do not have prostate glands, as they instead have something called the Skene glands, which are two small ducts that are on the front wall of the vagina.
Speaking to New Science, Barry Komisaruk, a Rutgers University Psychologist and sex therapy expert, revealed that squirting is "chemically similar to urine."
He added that it "also contains small amounts of PSA that is present in men’s and women’s true ejaculate."
