Is squirting just peeing?

Not quite. A 2015 study showed with ultrasound that the fluid is largely heavily diluted urine from the bladder, in some women with a contribution of prostate fluid (PSA). It happens involuntarily at high arousal, not as a conscious emptying of the bladder, and that makes it something other than plain peeing.

No. Squirting happens to some and not to others, and it is no measure of good sex or a real orgasm. Do not see it as a goal or a performance: do not chase it, but let it happen or not. The pressure around it comes mostly from porn, not from reality.

Who can you turn to with questions about squirting?

For medical questions, for example about involuntary urine loss, your family doctor or a pelvic physiotherapist is the right address. As for me, I’m Victor, a gigolo for women, and I take care of relaxation and attention without pressure, where squirting sometimes happens on its own and sometimes does not. You can always ask, with no obligation or through a free chat .

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Glossary

Squirting

The release of a lot of fluid through the urethra at high arousal, and what research says about it.

What is squirting?

Squirting is the release of a sizeable amount of fluid through the urethra at high arousal. Research shows that this fluid is largely heavily diluted urine from the bladder. Squirting is something other than female ejaculation, a small amount of thick, whitish fluid from the female prostate.

Also called	squirting
What it is	releasing a lot of fluid through the urethra at arousal
Composition	largely heavily diluted urine from the bladder
Not the same as	female ejaculation, from the female prostate
Important	it is normal and not a performance
Falls under	the sexual response cycle

What research says about squirting

Squirting stayed a mystery for a long time, but by now there is research. In a 2015 study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Salama and colleagues followed seven women with ultrasound. The bladder turned out to be empty before stimulation, filled during arousal, and was empty again after squirting. The conclusion: squirting is largely the involuntary release of heavily diluted urine from the bladder. According to ScienceAlert, which describes the same study, in five of the seven women the fluid also contained prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance from the female prostate. So squirting is partly diluted urine, sometimes with a trace of prostate fluid in it.

Squirting and female ejaculation are not the same

The two often get mixed up, but they differ. According to the same sources, true female ejaculation is the release of a small amount of thick, whitish fluid from the female prostate (the Skene’s glands), biochemically related to parts of semen. Squirting is the release of a larger amount of diluted fluid from the bladder. They come from different organs and have a different composition, even though everyday speech uses them interchangeably.

Why this is worth knowing

The biggest gain is that it puts you at ease. Many women feel ashamed because they think squirting is “peeing”, or feel pressure because porn presents it as the climax. For you, the plain explanation means you can let go of it as a goal: it is a normal, harmless phenomenon that happens to some and not to others, and it says nothing about how good the sex is. What it is not: squirting is not a performance and not proof of a real orgasm. Do not chase it; let it happen or not.

What squirting is not

“Squirting is just peeing.” Not quite. It is heavily diluted urine from the bladder, sometimes with prostate fluid, and it happens involuntarily at high arousal, not as a conscious emptying of the bladder.

“Every woman can or should squirt.” Incorrect. It happens to some and not to others, and it is no measure of good sex or a real orgasm.

What I see in it myself

I’m Victor, a gigolo for women, and squirting is a subject with a lot of needless shame and pressure around it. What strikes me: the moment I explain that it is normal and not a goal in itself, the tension drops away, and it is exactly then that it sometimes happens on its own. I never chase it. I take care of relaxation and attention, and whether it happens or not makes no difference to the evening.

Where this fits on this site

I do not sell a trick and I do not sell a performance. What I do is take care of relaxation and attention without pressure, exactly where squirting sometimes happens on its own and sometimes does not, without it mattering either way. If you are curious how a meeting like this goes, take a look at intimate togetherness. You can always call or text me first, without promising anything.

Sources

Female ejaculation. Wikipedia, after Salama et al., The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2015. Gives that ultrasound showed the bladder was empty before stimulation, filled during arousal, and was empty again after squirting, and that squirting is largely diluted urine from the bladder.
Salama et al., “Nature and Origin of Squirting in Female Sexuality”, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2015. Gives the biochemical and ultrasound basis for the distinction between squirting (diluted urine from the bladder) and female ejaculation (fluid from the female prostate).

Female ejaculation. The related but different phenomenon, from the female prostate.
Sexual response cycle. The whole of arousal in which squirting can occur.
G-spot. Often involved in the arousal that leads up to squirting.
Ejaculation. The male counterpart, for comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about this term

What is squirting?
Squirting is the release of a sizeable amount of fluid through the urethra at high arousal. Research shows this fluid is largely heavily diluted urine from the bladder, sometimes with a little prostate fluid. It is something other than female ejaculation, a small amount of thick fluid from the female prostate.
Is squirting just peeing?
Not quite. A 2015 study showed with ultrasound that the fluid is largely heavily diluted urine from the bladder, in some women with a contribution of prostate fluid (PSA). It happens involuntarily at high arousal, not as a conscious emptying of the bladder, and that makes it something other than plain peeing.
Can everyone squirt?
No. Squirting happens to some and not to others, and it is no measure of good sex or a real orgasm. Do not see it as a goal or a performance: do not chase it, but let it happen or not. The pressure around it comes mostly from porn, not from reality.
Who can you turn to with questions about squirting?
For medical questions, for example about involuntary urine loss, your family doctor or a pelvic physiotherapist is the right address. As for me, I’m Victor, a gigolo for women, and I take care of relaxation and attention without pressure, where squirting sometimes happens on its own and sometimes does not. You can always ask, with no obligation or through a free chat.

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