It feels as though the “bad idea bears” are rearing their heads yet again. If you don’t get the reference, you can check back on a post from April 2008  in which I talk about the bad idea bears” from Avenue Q and the idea of reconstructive vaginal surgery. 

The Bad-Idea-Bears are cute, cuddly and charming and pop up whenever a character in the play has an idea that they know in their heart of heart is NOT a good idea.

So, why do I think G spot shots are a bad idea? Let me first say that I don’t think they are nearly as bad an idea as reconstructive vaginal surgery. We’ve seen many cases of surgery gone wrong and weird looking reconstructed vaginas. The possible side effects (or disasters) from collagen injections into the vagina is much more minimal. But they are a possibility. Whenever you do something invasive, there is a risk of some sort and the procedure is fairly unknown. Personally, I wouldn’t want to play the odds with my vagina for no specific reason. Do you really want to do it?

 However, if I thought there was a really good reason to do it, I’d be the first to say “let’s trial it,” to patients. But so far, all we have heard are vague comments that don’t seem to be very helpful. “It makes it feel better.” Better than what? And was the “not feeling good” a problem? If women (or physicians conducting the procedure) claimed it was restoring orgasm, or making anorgasmic women orgasmic, or increasing lubrication or arousal , then it might make sense. As it is, however, this feels like it is just exchanging a sex toy – a completely safe way to make sex more fun,  for something so much more invasive with much less evidence that it works. 

There’s nothinkg wrong with trying new things; we are all for that!  But I would suggest thinking twice (or three or four times) before injecting your vagina experimentally, “just for fun.”