Topic: The G-Spot Between Reality and Utopia

Presenter: Yvonne Maratos, MD

Yvonne Maratos, M.D., is a diagnostic and interventional radiologist in Cannes, France.  She teaches radiology at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany and at the European College of Osteopathy in France.  She received her M.D. degree at the University of Bochum, and her further training included a fellowship at UCLA.  She is an author on 65 research publications and presentations.  The best-known is the study, of which she is first author, that offers evidence of the existence of the G-Spot (Maratos et al., “The G-spot: an observational MRI pilot study,” in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jan. 18, 2016).

Description:  “The G-Spot Between Reality and Utopia.”  Dr. Maratos’s talk has implications for our understanding of the psychology of women.  The clitoris has long been understood to be a prime center of female sexual stimulation.  The G-spot, an area within the vagina, has been postulated as another area of sexual stimulation, but its existence has been a matter of controversy.  Dr. Maratos will discuss her research that offers evidence of the G-spot’s existence.  She will consider, and our discussion will further explore, the emotional and psychological implications of the possible existence of the G-spot.  These questions are especially relevant to psychoanalysis due to Sigmund Freud’s contested psychology of women, which included his speculations about the role in sexual development of clitoral stimulation and intercourse. 

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

1. describe evidence for the existence of the G-spot;
2. summarize psychological and emotional implications, of the G-spot, for female sexuality.

Admission is free. Continuing Education Credits are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join.

The presenter, Yvonne Maratos, MD, and the organizer, James W. Anderson, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report.

For Continuing Education (CE) Credits for Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Clinical Psycnologists.

Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CPI is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to sponsor continuing education credits for (license numbers in parentheses): Social Workers (159.000122), Professional Counselors (197.000202), Marriage and Family Therapy Therapists (168.00204), and Clinical Psychologists (268.000091). 

Eligible professionals will receive 2.0 continuing education credits for attending the entire program. To receive these credits an evaluation form must be completed online. Learners must claim the amount of time spent in the educational activity and that will be the amount of credit they will earn. 

Continuing Education credits (CMEs) are not available for physicians for this program.  The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society has made arrangements to provide credits for physicians for future programs.