'Male G-Spot' has been officially discovered - how to tell if you actually have one

As far as matters related to sex are concerned, the running joke among heterosexual couples has very much been on the man’s inability to get to grips with the intricacies of the female anatomy, and in particular, a woman’s G-spot.

Yet, a recent study has revealed that the issue of locating the G-spot may extend beyond men, with the long-held belief that the male “G-spot” is located in the rectum being challenged by a group of Spanish scientists.

What have the researchers discovered?

After years of investigation, researchers in Spain believe they’ve identified what could be described as the male “G-spot”, with their findings being published in the journal Andrology.

So where is this supposed trigger point — described as an “on-switch” capable of producing intense pleasure when stimulated? The researchers point to an area known as the frenular delta. This is a small, triangular region on the underside of the penis where the head meets the shaft. Despite its sensitivity, it has often been overlooked in sexual health literature.

According to the study from the University of Santiago de Compostela, this area is “richly innervated by partially overlapping perineal … and dorsal … nerve branches,” with “heightened concentrations of nerve bundles” and receptors linked to pleasure. In simpler terms, this region produces “intensely pleasurable and highly specialized sensations.” The authors say their work “validates the existence” of this zone as a “centre of sexual sensation.”

By identifying this area, scientists believe they’ve clarified a part of male anatomy that had previously been poorly understood, almost like mapping a long-lost territory.

For many years, the prostate was thought to be the main source of male sexual pleasure, but researchers hadn’t clearly mapped out other key sensitive regions. To investigate further, the team studied penile tissue samples from 30 fetuses and 14 adult men who had donated their bodies to science.

Not all men have a frenular delta

According to New Scientist, men who are trying to determine whether they have a frenular delta should know that this area can be impacted by circumcision, depending on how the procedure is carried out. Some techniques involve making incisions across the region to remove the foreskin, which can harm the frenular delta and its network of nerves.

When these cuts are deep and the entire frenulum is removed instead of preserving part or all of it, sexual sensation may be reduced, which can affect how noticeable or sensitive this area is.

What did the research's findings show?

The researchers analyzed cross-sections under a microscope to locate nerve endings. By examining the tissue from multiple angles, they were able to build a highly detailed picture of where these sensory structures are concentrated.

Their findings showed that this supposed “male G-spot” contains more nerve bundles and clusters of sensitive receptors than other areas, in some cases up to 17 within a small region.

Among these are Krause corpuscles, which are thought to detect subtle vibrations during physical contact and transmit pleasurable sensations.

This makes the frenular delta even more densely packed with nerves than the glans (penis head), which had traditionally been considered the most sensitive area.

Eric Chung, a researcher from the University of Queensland who was not involved in the study, supported this view, stating via New Scientist: “It is one of the most pleasurable spots for male sexual stimulation.”

The research is significant because the idea of a male “G-spot” has long been considered one of the most “persistent blind spots in sexual medicine and urology.” Historically, much more attention has been given to identifying and understanding the female equivalent.

Even so, the concept of a “G-spot”, particularly in females, remains debated. Some experts argue that it isn’t a single structure at all but rather a combination of different sensitive areas. As noted by Dr. Irwin Goldstein, “We suggest the current term ‘G-spot’ is misleading and therefore inappropriate.”

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