So. In the argument with your
bestie, yeah, you probably have
the edge (thank you, Dr. Har-
manli). But here’s some more
news: Squirting doesn’t only
signal a great time; it may also
point to...urinary incontinence,
or more specifically, coital
incontinence, aka the inability to
control your bladder during
penetration or orgasm.
While standard pee leaks
are typically a thing older
women deal with, coital inconti-
nence may affect 20 to 30 per-
cent of women of all ages, says
ob-gyn Heather Bartos, MD. Andit c a n b e t i e d t o t h e s t a t us o f yo u r
pelvic-floor muscles, adds
ob-gyn Morgan West, DO.
When those muscles are strong,
you have max control—your
bladder and urethra are on full
lockdown mode, so nothing is
coming out if and when you don’t
want it to. But when they’re weak
or, you know, relaxed at the tail
end of an intense tantric
sexathon, the muscles may not
be able to withstand the power
of your orgasm, setting up the
perfect (rain)storm of squirt.5TH CENTURY
BCE
The ancient Greek
Hippocratic treatise
On Generation
inaccurately claims
that women’s
“semen” is necessary
for conception.4TH CENTURY
CE
A Taoist text mentions
a female genital
fluid that comes out
during orgasm, totally
separate from natural
vaginal lubrication.1672
Dutch physician
Reinier de Graaf is the
first to describe the
“female prostate.” He
says its function is to
“generate a pituito-
serous juice that
makes women more
libidinous.” Right....1905
Sigmund Freud
links an “abnormal
secretion of the
mucous membrane
of the vagina” to
“hysteria”—an old
term for female mental
illness. It’s bullshit!Gushing
t h r o u g h
the ages
Elaine Ayers,
PhD, an assistant
professor of
museum studies
at NYU, on
the historical
confusion around
women’s orgasmic
secretionsNot
cha
sing
wat
erfalls,b
ecauseIhonestlyamo
ne.Um, so...time to freak out?
Nope. Unless you or your
partner are totally squeamish,
squirting—and what exactly this
love juice contains—is really
NBD. Yes, you may need to
clean up afterward, but don’t let
t h a t k il l yo u r v ib e. M o s t p e o p l e
f in d eve n jus t t h e id e a o f s q uir t -
ing incredibly hot. And honestly,
if s o m e o n e is m a k in g yo u n u t s o
h a rd t h a t yo u’re l e git l o sin g a l l
control over your own body and
its functions...who cares about a
little mess? You’ve now got one
hell of a brunch story.
MO
LLY
CR
AN
NA
.