Beverly Whipple on Institute for Sexual & Gender Health

Beverly Whipple is Professor Emerita at

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and a professional author and

sexologist Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions. The term ''sexology'' does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as social criticism. Sexologists a ...

. She is a co-author of the publication '' The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality.''

Career

Following a career in

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

, much of her academic work has been concerned with the enhancement of female sexual function. In 1981, she was co-author of ''Addiego et al.s " Female ejaculation: a case study." The paper was presented in ''

The Journal of Sex Research The ''Journal of Sex Research'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of human sexuality and the field of sexology in general. It is published by Routledge on behalf of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. In 1963, ...

'' and includes the first published instance of the term "

G-Spot The G-spot, also called the Gräfenberg spot (for German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg), is characterized as an erogenous area of the vagina that, when stimulated, may lead to strong sexual arousal, powerful orgasms and potential female ejacu ...

Publications

Following the book, Whipple continued to publicize her work, including a 9 min video made in 1981 ''Orgasmic Expulsions of Fluid in the Sexually Stimulated Female''. In 1984, the ''Journal of Sex Research'' described the debate surrounding female ejaculation as 'heated'. Her techniques include using

fMRI scans Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI) measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow. This technique relies on the fact that cerebral blood flow and neuronal activation are coupled. When an area o ...

to gather evidence on what is happening in the brain. Her animal experiments contributed to the isolation of the

vasoactive intestinal peptide Vasoactive intestinal peptide, also known as vasoactive intestinal polypeptide or VIP, is a peptide hormone that is vasoactive in the intestine. VIP is a peptide of 28 amino acid residues that belongs to a glucagon/secretin superfamily, the lig ...

and the discovery that

orgasm Orgasm (from Greek , ; "excitement, swelling") or sexual climax is the sudden discharge of accumulated sexual excitement during the sexual response cycle, resulting in rhythmic, involuntary muscular contractions in the pelvic region chara ...

s can be rerouted to the brain via the

vagus nerve The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It comprises two nerves—the left and righ ...

without using the spinal cord, thus enabling females with

spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in the parts of the body served by the spinal cor ...

to achieve orgasm by psychological stimulation alone.

Books

The following is a list of books that have been written or co-written by Whipple. *'' The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality'' (1982) with Alice Khan Ladas and John D. Perry *''Safe Encounters: How Women Can Say Yes to Pleasure and No to Unsafe Sex'' (1989) with Gina Ogden *''Smart Women, Strong Bones'' (2000) with Ronda Gates *''Outwitting Osteoporosis: The Smart Woman's Guide To Bone Health'' (2003) with Ronda Gates *''The G Spot: And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality'' (2005) with Alice Khan Ladas and John D. Perry *''

The Science of Orgasm ''The Science of Orgasm'' is a 2006 book by Beverly Whipple, Barry R. Komisaruk and Carlos Beyer-Flores in which the authors explore research findings about orgasm and other aspects of human sexuality Human sexuality is the way people expe ...

'' (2006) with Barry R. Komisaruk and Carlos Beyer-Flores *''Women's Sexualities: Generations of Women Share Intimate Secrets of Sexual Self-Acceptance'' (2006) with Carol Rinkleib Ellison *''

The Orgasm Answer Guide ''The Orgasm Answer Guide'' is a 2009 book by Beverly Whipple, Barry R. Komisaruk, Sara Nasserzadeh and Carlos Beyer-Flores in which the authors pose 84 questions and answers pertaining to orgasm and other aspects of human sexuality Human ...

'' (2009) with Barry Komisaruk,

Sara Nasserzadeh Sara Nasserzadeh is an Iranian-American social psychologist, relationship counselor, psychosexual therapist, public speaker and author. She is known mostly for her educational programs on BBC Persian Radio and TV on human sexuality and relations ...

and Carlos Beyer-Flores

References

External links

Ernst Gräfenberg: From Berlin to New York
by Beverly Whipple, Ph.D, RN, FAAN Professor Rutgers,

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