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Man's Position: Face down, body weight mainly supported on knees and elbows
Woman's Position: Flat on her back
Woman's Legs: Knees on breasts, ankles over his shoulders
Vaginal Entry From: Front
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: B/
K/
N/
S/
a
Man's Position: Face down, body weight mainly supported on knees and elbows
Woman's Position: Face down
Woman's Legs: Wide apart
Vaginal Entry From: Behind
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: C/
S/
T/
a
Man's Position: On side
Woman's Position: On side, 'moulding' into his body contours, facing away from him
Woman's Legs: Together, parallel
Vaginal Entry From: Behind
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: B/
D/
E/
G/
N/
b
Man's Position: On side
Woman's Position: Facing away from him, bending top leg and resting foot flat on man or bed
Woman's Legs: Apart, with top leg raised
Vaginal Entry From: Behind
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: B/
D/
E/
G/
L/
M/
N/
O/
T/
b
Man's Position: On side, thighs bent upwards
Woman's Position: On side facing him, legs apart, man lying between them
Woman's Legs: Apart
Vaginal Entry From: Front
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: F/
M/
N/
P
Man's Position: On side at right angles to woman's body
Woman's Position: On back, legs drawn up, feet flat on bed or held up by woman grasping behind knees
Woman's Legs: Apart
Vaginal Entry From: Behind
Advantages, Disadvantages, Recommended for: B/
D/
E/
G/
J/
K/
L/
N/
O/
Q/
T/
d
- Key:
- A Woman can move
- B Allows deep penetration
- C Shallow penetration only
- D Good during pregnancy
- E Allows access to clitoris
- F Couple can kiss
- G Man can caress partner's breasts
- H Man can see vulval area
- J Needs little undressing
- K Good for conception
- L Woman can reach scrotum
- M Stimulates G-Spot
- N One partner can stimulate body of other
- O Good for learning sex with new partner
- P Anus accessible in woman
- Q Anus accessible in man
- R Tiring
- S Stimulates back wall of vagina
- T Good for female orgasms in some inexperienced women
- Movement
- a Allows full stroke movement
- b Full penetration with slight movement — also allows control of speed to orgasm
- c Woman can move — can greatly assist women with orgasm problems during intercourse
- d Neither can move much — woman stimulates man using pelvic muscles