Joy of Sex Gets A Makeover

In the cadaver of an 83-year-old. But critics aren't so sure

(NEWSER) - A semi-retired Florida gynecologist says he's found the holy grail of female sexuality: the G spot. To make his discovery, Dr. Adam Ostrzenski went to Poland—which allows dissection of fresh cadavers, unlike the US—to do a postmortem exam on an 83-year-old woman. He found, he writes in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, small clusters of erectile tissues housed in a tiny sac deep within the vaginal wall. (Possibly relevant side note: Ostrzenski has been the subject of controversy in the past because he has performed plastic surgery on women's genitalia.) More»

Paid sex 'unfulfilling, empty, terrible,' and irresistible, they say

(NEWSER) - If the results of an international research project are to be believed, men who pay for sex are awfully confused people. "I don't get anything out of sex with prostitutes except for a bad feeling" was typical of the responses researchers heard from johns, many of whom were eager to talk about their experiences, the Guardian reports. While some said they were unsuccessful getting close to women "through the usual routes," half the men were married or in relationships. More»

Or at least British researchers can't find it

(NEWSER) - The G-spot is a figment of the imagination, say British researchers. A team at King's College London based its conclusion on questionnaires sent to more than 1,800 women, all of them pairs of twins. If the G-spot existed as a physical entity, the results would have backed it up, they say. “This is by far the biggest study ever carried out and it shows fairly conclusively that the idea of a G-spot is subjective," said one of the lead researchers. More»

(AP) - An Illinois sheriff filed a federal lawsuit against Craigslist today, saying the popular online classifieds site promotes and facilitates prostitution on a massive scale. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants Craigslist to eliminate its "erotic services" section, suggesting that many of the section's ads are blatant solicitations for prostitution. Craigslist officials had no immediate comment. More»

Both are booming as tourists flock to inauguration

(NEWSER) - Barack Obama has already done his part to boost the economy—for Washington’s prostitutes and drug dealers, who tell New York they’re experiencing quite the boom in business thanks to inauguration travelers. Some prostitutes came into town specifically for the event and are already “pretty booked up;” one coke dealer is stocking up out of an expectation he’ll push “serious weight.” More»