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Troy Farah

SHOCKING: The science of squirting | Mind Blowing Facts

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Japanese researchers writing in the International Journal of Urology have made strides in helping settle a long-standing sexological debate: The clear fluid that some people with vaginas have been known to squirt during sexual stimulation is, for the most part, just pee.

This is slightly different than female ejaculation, which some experts have defined as a thick, milky fluid secreted by the female prostate (also known as Skene's glands), though female ejaculate is a term often used interchangeably for squirting.

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