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KAMASUTRA IN PRACTICE: The Use of Sexual Positions in Czech and Slovak
Citizens and Its Association with Female Orgasmicity
Poster · February 2017
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16181.99047
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KAMASUTRA
IN PRACTICE
Klapilová, K. 1,2 , Krejčová L. 1,2,
Kuba R. 1,3 & J. Flégr 1,3
The Use of Sexual Positions in Czech and Slovak
Citizens and Its Association with Female Orgasmicity
Contact:
katerina.klapilova@nudz.cz
Senior researcher: Laboratory of Evolutionary Sexology NIMH
National Institute of Mental Health;
Faculty of Humanities, Charles University;
3
Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Czech Republic.
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2
BACKGROUND
METHOD
The description of various sexual positions during sexual intercourses has been a
topic of popular books. Numerous studies described association of sexual positions with orgasmic behavioral displays in primates. In humans, different positions are supposed to have diverse impact on female orgasm potential. In the
representative Swedish sample of women (Fugl-Meyer et al., 2006) the greater
repertoire of sexual techniques (e.g. manual stimulation, oral sex) was a predictor
of good orgasmic function. However, sexual positions during intercourse were
not specified. Studies focused on use of sexual positions across population and
its contribution to sexual functioning are needed.
The sample of Czech and Slovak heterosexual citizens (9196 men; mean age
31.41/8145 women; mean age = 31.64) marked at the detailed list of 13 sexual
positions (ranging from missionary techniques to woman on the top variants)
depicted as black-and-white silhouettes (Img. 1), how often did they experienced
such position in life (never - more than 100 times), how pleasant is a position (1
not at all pleasant – 4 very pleasant), and the percentage of intercourses while
used each position in 5 years (0 - 100 %). VOC was assessed as proportion of
penile-vaginal intercourses with stable partner leading to orgasm (1 never – 7
almost always). Gender differences in frequency and attractiveness were tested
using nonparametric Man-Whitney test. The predictive value of age, frequency of
use of various positions during intercourse and pleasantness of positions on VOC
was tested using linear regression model (backwards method).
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1) to assess the frequency of use of various sexual positions in heterosexual
Czech men and women
2) to explore gender differences in pleasantness of sexual positions
3) to test the association between the positions used and female vaginal
orgasm consistency (VOC).
A
B
H
I
C
D
J
RESULTS
The most used position is our sample was missionary position (Fig. 1.). We found
significant gender differences in pleasantness of all 13 positions (the highest
difference found in positions when men receives oral sex from woman and
lowest in missionary position) (Tab. 1)
Img. 1
E
F
G
K
L
M
Fig. 1
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80
70
60
50
VOC with stable partner (in women) was significantly predicted by age (B = 0.029,
p < 0.001), the percentage of use of positions: woman on top E (B = 0.05, p = 0.01);
I (B = 0.04, p = 0.015); standing back p. J (B = 0.03, p = 0.033); man penetrating
from behind H (B = -0.04, p = 0.02) and pleasantness of positions: missionary A (B
= 0.298, p < 0.001); standing face to face p. C (B = 0.117, p = 0.01); woman on top
E (B = 0.209, p = 0.01); man penetrating from behind H (B = -0.140, p = 0.039); oral
sex on woman K (B = -0.149, p = 0.005); oral sex mutual L (B = 0.083, p = 0.079);
oral sex on man M (B = 0.110, p = 0.022). Final model: N = 2482; R = 0.295; R 2 =
0.87, p < 0.00001.
CONCLUSIONS
40
30
20
40
21
10
0
43
30
4
A
B
C
10
D
14
5
E
F
G
H
40
35
I
10
10
J
K
L
Tab. 1
Position
N men/women
Mean rank
men
Mean rank
women
Z
G
7602/6896
8714.87
5634.11
-50.17
M
7850/6897
8735.69
5824.16
-48.56
L
7411/6653
8333.61
5583.15
-44.49
F
6617/5942
7318.50
5123.53
-36.05
D
6930/5901
7387.91
5274.61
-35.63
E
8078/7201
8493.27
6682.81
-30.79
J
7166/6415
7423.61
6084.34
-22.12
H
7910/7186
8061.51
6983.81
-20.17
B
7773/7123
7901.60
6954.05
-17.18
C
6724/5922
6678.38
5920.56
-12.28
supported by GAUK 269215
K
7780/6811
7614.00
6932.76
-11.70
References:
I
7424/6737
7384.35
6746.72
-10.37
A
8319/7521
7990.86
7842.68
-2.88
High gender differences in pleasantness of some sexual positions should be
explored in the context of sexual satisfaction in couples. Our results suggest that
the frequency of use of various sexual positions and techniques during foreplay
(e.g. positive association with woman on top positions and negative with man
penetrating from behind position) and its perceived pleasantness (e.g. positive
association with pleasantness of missionary p. and negative with pleasantness of
oral sex in women) is associated with female orgasmic potential during intercourse. These are findings with application in sexual therapy.
Aknowledgements:
The project was supported by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH-CZ)
European Regional Development Fund (grant number ED2.1.00/03.0078) and
by institutional support from the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University,
Prague (grant from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports), RK was
Fugl‐Meyer, Kerstin S., et al. "ORIGINAL RESEARCH—EPIDEMIOLOGY: On
Orgasm, Sexual Techniques, and Erotic Perceptions in 18‐to 74‐Year‐Old
Swedish Women." The journal of sexual medicine 3.1 (2006): 56-68.
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