female ejaculate

     It's quite simple: female ejaculate is a fluid which is expelled by the female body thorugh her urethra while the woman is sexually engaged. When released in small quantities it may be a mucous like fluid having a clear, milky, or yellowish coloration. As the volume of the expelled fluid increases it becomes like clear water. In small quantities it may have a distinct scent that is musky or pungent but when the fluid increases in volume and becomes clear there is no longer a detectable scent. Contained whithin the fluid are the PSA and PAP, produced by the prostate, as well as some components like urea and creatinine, which are also found in urine but in much larger concentrations. The female ejaculate and the regular pee are not the same though they may share some of the same substances. As the volume and appearance of female ejaculate changes and increases, the coposition changes as well.

     Women who squirt during their orgasms report the color, smell, consistency, and even taste, varies from one occurrence to the next. (No worries, it is safe for a person to taste their own ejaculate as well as for couples who are allready exchanging fluids during unprotected sex, but it's not OK for couples that need to practice safe sex). Some have found their ejaculate is influenced by their menstrual cycle, as well as by the food they eat and by how much liquid they have consumed. Some women report it is sometimes clear and odorless and other times thick and pungent. Others report it sometimes looks and smells like urine, which I have found to be true only when a woman tries too hard to ejaculate. It is safe to say most women's ejaculate will vary over time and during a single sexual episode.

     Here's a table that compares the contents of male and female ejaculate, and female ejaculate and urine. Female ejaculate and urine contain the same substances found in male ejaculate. These common substances, PSA, PAP, & PSAP, are at a higher concentration in the ejaculate than they are in urine - so they are obviously not the same, as the prostate contributes less for the urine and more for the ejaculate. What we don't know for sure at this point is whether the female prostate gland contributes solely to the contents of female ejaculate, and there is much debate concerning this subject.

Â	Woman #1: Female Ejaculate	Woman #2: Female Ejaculate	Male Ejaculate	Woman #1: Urine	Woman #2: Urine
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) (ng/mL)	213.49	105.00	110??,211	0.80	0.16
Prostatic Acidic Phosphatase (PAP) (U/L)	329	??/div>	??/div>	42	<1
Prostate Specific Acid Phosphatase (PSAP) (U/L)	271	860.0	??/div>	37	178
Glucose (mg/dL)	127	100	0.4??9.5	30	31
Creatinine (mg/dL)	33.0	30.0	??/div>	178.0	225.0
Blood Urea Nitrogen		??/div>	??/div>	1,474	363
Potassium (mMol/L)	8.6	??/div>	5.0??4.8	37.3	31
Sodium (mMol/L)	46	??/div>	23.6??1.2	203	129
Chloride (mMol/L)	37	??/div>	43	148	144
?”Â? no parameters available.

Wimpissinger, Florian, Stifter, Karl, Grin, Wolfgang & Stackl, Walter
The Female Prostate Revisited: Perineal Ultrasound and Biochemical Studies of Female Ejaculate.
Journal of Sexual Medicine 4 (5), 1388-1393

     So where does female ejaculate come from? Very little medical research has addressed the source or sources of female ejaculate. The research that has been completed often provides conflicting results. While some researchers say the ejaculate is only produced by the prostate, others claim it's mostly fluid from the bladder... It's possible that in some cases all of the fluid emitted from a woman's urethra is from the female prostate, in other cases is a mixture of fluid from the female prostate and bladder, and in other cases it is only from the bladder. We simply do not know where the fluid originates from in every instance.

     So then how can you tell if a woman is releasing fluid from her bladder or prostate? Well you can really only aswer this inside a lab :) There is no accurate way of determining whether a woman is voluntarily or involuntarily releasing liquid from her bladder or ejaculating prostatic fluid. These fluids all exit the body through the urethra so the visible source is the same for them all. I'm not aware of any color, taste, or scent test that can be applied to the expelled liquid that will accurately distinguish them from one another. We are left with no other choice than to see them as indistinguishable, the same.

     In her book The Clitoral Truth, Rebecca Chalker states that a simple smell test can establish whether the liquid is ejaculate or urin. If the fluid has an acrid scent it is urine. This may be true but what difference does or should it make? My concern is that if a woman or her partner decides she is releasing liquid from her bladder then they may see it as undesirable and/or inappropriate. My position is, it does not matter what type of fluid is expelled, and being concerned about it creates a barrier to pleasure for women. It is okay to be curious about these fluids, that is only natural, but it is inappropriate to judge them.

    Dr. Gary Schubach believes that the majority of the fluid that is expelled originates in the bladder, but the expelled fluid is not quite normal urine. In his research the woman's bladder was emptied using a catheter prior to orgasm. During orgasm a catheter was in place and connected to a collection bag. Analysis of the fluid expelled during orgasm is the basis for his claim. There is one flaw with his methodology, the bladder sphincter is normally closed. If it were not, liquid in the bladder would simply flow out and there would be no "ejaculation" of fluid. What is the significance of creating an artificial passage and collecting the fluid expelled from the bladder during pelvic muscles contractions? During orgasm does this passage normally exist even if only momentarily? Some claim otherwise or that ejaculate actually enters the bladder rather than exiting from it. Even if fluid does collect in the bladder during sexual arousal would it normally be expelled during orgasm? Are all women the same or are there "normal variations?" Dr. Schubach's research is important but it provides only part of the picture.

     The following series of images show how much the bladder, the bright white area in the lower right, increased in size during sexual arousal in one woman. Does it provide evidence to indicate the origin of female ejaculate in some instances? I know from personal experience that when my kidneys produce increased volumes of fluid it is clear and odorless when released from my bladder. Does sexual arousal in some women result in increased kidney output? These images were taken during research into the use of MRI to observe female sexual arousal and were not intended to provide evidence of the origins of female ejaculate.

     Image from: "Magnetic resonance imaging of male and female genitals during coitus and female sexual arousal" by Willibrord Weijmar Schultz, Pek van Andel, Ida Sabelis, Eduard Mooyaart. BMJ volume 319 18-25 December 1999. www.bmj.com

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