Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential
Introduction: A limited number of scientific studies explore the frequency with which various sexual positions are used in human populations and the potential of particular sexual position to facilitate female coital orgasm. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide data about the prevalence and fre...
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| author | Lucie Krejčová, PhD Radim Kuba, MSc Jaroslav Flegr, PhD Kateřina Klapilová, PhD |
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| description | Introduction: A limited number of scientific studies explore the frequency with which various sexual positions are used in human populations and the potential of particular sexual position to facilitate female coital orgasm. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide data about the prevalence and frequency of various sexual positions, their rated pleasurability, and their association with female coital orgasm consistency (COC). Methods: A sample of Czech heterosexual population (11,225 men/9,813 women) were presented with a list of 13 sexual positions in black-and-white silhouettes. For each position, they indicated frequency and pleasurability. COC was assessed as the proportion of penile-vaginal intercourse with a current partner which led to orgasm. Main Outcome Measure: Participants reported the frequency of use of sexual positions and rated their pleasurability. Using ordinal logistic regression, association between the COC and frequency of use of coital positions was tested. Results: In both men and women, the most commonly used sexual positions were face to face/male above, face to face/female above, and kneeling/rear entry. Nonetheless, there emerged some gender differences in the rating of pleasurability of various positions (all P < .001). We found that a higher proportion of female coital orgasms are positively associated with the frequency of use of face to face/female above (odds ratio [OR] = 1.005, P < .001) and sitting/face-to-face positions (OR = 1.003, P < .001) and negatively associated with the frequency of kneeling/rear entry position (OR = 0.996, P < .001). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there are no gender differences in the frequency of use of sexual positions, but their rated pleasurability differs between men and women, and higher frequency of use of face-to-face positions with female above increases the likelihood of achieving coital orgasm during penile-vaginal intercourse. Most results, however, were of small effect sizes, and more research is needed to further explore this issue.Krejčová L, Kuba R, Flegr J, et al. Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential. Sex Med 2020;8:767–776. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fcf8d173c944bd1a13173e04d8a9c832023-09-03T02:39:28ZengOxford University PressSexual Medicine2050-11612020-12-0184767776Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm PotentialLucie Krejčová, PhD0Radim Kuba, MSc1Jaroslav Flegr, PhD2Kateřina Klapilová, PhD3Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic; Corresponding Author: Lucie Krejčová, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany 190 00, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 283 088 106; Fax: +420 283 088 464Department of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Philosophy and History of Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology and Psychopathology, Applied Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech RepublicIntroduction: A limited number of scientific studies explore the frequency with which various sexual positions are used in human populations and the potential of particular sexual position to facilitate female coital orgasm. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide data about the prevalence and frequency of various sexual positions, their rated pleasurability, and their association with female coital orgasm consistency (COC). Methods: A sample of Czech heterosexual population (11,225 men/9,813 women) were presented with a list of 13 sexual positions in black-and-white silhouettes. For each position, they indicated frequency and pleasurability. COC was assessed as the proportion of penile-vaginal intercourse with a current partner which led to orgasm. Main Outcome Measure: Participants reported the frequency of use of sexual positions and rated their pleasurability. Using ordinal logistic regression, association between the COC and frequency of use of coital positions was tested. Results: In both men and women, the most commonly used sexual positions were face to face/male above, face to face/female above, and kneeling/rear entry. Nonetheless, there emerged some gender differences in the rating of pleasurability of various positions (all P < .001). We found that a higher proportion of female coital orgasms are positively associated with the frequency of use of face to face/female above (odds ratio [OR] = 1.005, P < .001) and sitting/face-to-face positions (OR = 1.003, P < .001) and negatively associated with the frequency of kneeling/rear entry position (OR = 0.996, P < .001). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there are no gender differences in the frequency of use of sexual positions, but their rated pleasurability differs between men and women, and higher frequency of use of face-to-face positions with female above increases the likelihood of achieving coital orgasm during penile-vaginal intercourse. Most results, however, were of small effect sizes, and more research is needed to further explore this issue.Krejčová L, Kuba R, Flegr J, et al. Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential. Sex Med 2020;8:767–776.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116120300921Sexual BehaviorSexual PositionsFemale OrgasmGender Differences |
| spellingShingle | Lucie Krejčová, PhD Radim Kuba, MSc Jaroslav Flegr, PhD Kateřina Klapilová, PhD Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential Sexual Medicine Sexual Behavior Sexual Positions Female Orgasm Gender Differences |
| title | Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential |
| title_full | Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential |
| title_fullStr | Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential |
| title_short | Kamasutra in Practice: The Use of Sexual Positions in the Czech Population and Their Association With Female Coital Orgasm Potential |
| title_sort | kamasutra in practice the use of sexual positions in the czech population and their association with female coital orgasm potential |
| topic | Sexual Behavior Sexual Positions Female Orgasm Gender Differences |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2050116120300921 |
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