By Pamela Cruz. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P]
It's time to talk about it. Yes, women ejaculate too. One orgasm, or great sexual pleasure, is all it takes for a woman to ejaculate, and estimates suggest that between 10 and 50 percent of women do, according to the International Association for Sexual Medicine (ISSM).
Some women experience a thick, milky, white or grey discharge when they orgasm. But not all do, and some may not even notice.
The notion of female ejaculation was first recorded 2,000 years ago, but scientists still have many questions about its composition and purpose. For a long time, scientists thought the fluid was urine, and women often worried that it might not be.
But later studies have found that ejaculation is different from urine, and is perfectly normal.
An article issued by the organization specifies that in some cases the fluid flows into the bladder, so some women may not realize that they are ejaculating.
The amount of fluid can also vary. There are two different types of female ejaculation:
Fluid in jets. This fluid is usually colorless and odorless and is present in large quantities.
Fluid ejaculation. This type is more similar to male semen. It is usually thick and has a milky appearance.
Female ejaculation is believed to originate in the Skene glands, also called paraurethral glands or