A query for you Do a quick self-check in the mirror. Have you ever been asked if you have a pair of dimples on top of your butt? “Back dimples” is another name for them. If so, that’s fantastic news because those dents are supposedly signs of healthy health and more intense climaxes.
To that end, we ask for your patience. Dimples on the back are known as “Venus Dimples,” named after Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty.
Why? It has been said that the dimples help the climax by increasing blood flow to the pelvic area.
We talked to two scientists to get their take on the science behind this said sexual link and to see if there’s any truth to this rumour. Keep reading to hear from a sexual and relationship therapist, Kate Moyle, and a chemist, Pareena Patel, on the topic of back dimples, including their definition, causes, and whether or not they improve climaxes.
The back dimples mean what?
Dimples in the lower back are real indentations at the point where the pelvis and spine meet, says Lloyds Pharmacy chemist Pareena Patel. She elaborates, saying, “They come from the ligament connecting your skin to your superior iliac spine.
In a scientific sense, what does this mean? “Relatively limited research has been done to determine why they are formed and what their purpose is,” says Pareena. Studying the “attractiveness” of the “Dimples of Venus” in the United States and Turkey showed that men viewed women with these dimples to be more desirable.
However, the studies and evidence very much stop there. Dimples are indentations above joints, although there is now no clear scientific research to suggest they have any medical significance beyond this.
A “sacral dimple,” which looks like a little dimple at the base of the spine, should not be mistaken with dimples on the back. Pareena warns that extensive scarring in this area “should be treated very differently if it is present in premature newborns” since it may sometimes point to difficulties in the lumbar region of the spinal cord.
I’m curious as to the cause of your dimpled back.
Dimples on the back, obvious from birth, are a normal part of the human anatomy. Some research suggests a dominant hereditary propensity, Pareena notes.
Do your dimples “emerge” again if you start working out? To put it simply, no. Because there are no muscles to tone, this happens. However, there are a small number of unusual situations in which weight loss may accentuate your back dimples.
What’s the deal with orgasms and back dimples? (Why do people with rear dimples have more frequent sexual encounters?)
According to the study conducted by Canesten and Brook, 59% of young women wish they had been taught about orgasms in school.
So, we decided to ask Kate Moyle if she thought having dimples in your back made for a more satisfying orgasmic experience.
Kate warns, “Be cautious about what you accept as truth. Dimples on the back were once thought to be a sign of good circulation, which is where the myth originated. There is no proof that having dimples on your back can enhance greater orgasms or circulation, even if healthy circulatory function can support the increase in blood flow to your vagina and vulva during arousal, which in turn helps lead to an orgasm.
