So, as far as we understand it today, squirting is the release of diluted fluid from the bladder mixed with fluid released from the paraurethral glands, also known as Skene’s glands.

Since then, several other paraurethral glands have been identified. The glands’ arrangement, and the fact that they produce fluid, reminded researchers of the prostate.

In a woman, the paraurethral glands are also known as the Skene’s glands. These glands come together in a cluster at the outside opening of a woman’s urethra and produce a clear or whitish fluid.