Resources

Great lovemaking is not guesswork. It is also not one-size-fits-all. Every body has its own rhythm, its own signals, and its own way of opening to pleasure.

The best sex often comes from small changes: a better angle, a slower rhythm, steadier pressure, more clitoral contact, a softer touch, or a moment of honest communication. A pillow under the hips. A slower grind. A shift in weight. A pause to breathe and listen.

This page shares the research, expert sex education, and classic erotic texts that help shape the guides on Best Sex Positions. We use these sources to turn pleasure into something practical: angle, rhythm, pressure, comfort, communication, and feedback.

Disclaimer

Best Sex Positions is for adults who want to explore deeper pleasure together. We do not provide medical advice. Every body is beautifully different. Consent, comfort, and open communication always come first. If you have pain, health concerns, sexual trauma, or medical questions, please speak with a qualified healthcare professional.

How We Use Sources

Some sources on this page are clinical or survey research. Some are expert sex education books. Some are historical erotic texts. We do not treat them all the same.

When research supports a claim, we cite it carefully. When a source is educational, historical, or practical rather than clinical, we label it that way. No single position, angle, or technique works for everyone. Our goal is to help adults explore what may feel better for them and their partner.

Clinical & Survey Research

These studies help explain why small changes in angle, rhythm, pressure, and stimulation can matter. We use them with care. Research can guide the way, but your partner’s comfort and feedback matter most.

1. Eichel, Eichel & Kule (1988) — Coital Alignment Technique
   This study looked at the Coital Alignment Technique, often called CAT. CAT is a “riding high” version of missionary that uses slow, shared pressure instead of fast thrusting.

   We use this source to explain why close body contact, pelvic alignment, and steady grinding may help some couples create more clitoral contact during intercourse. CAT may help some couples. It is not a guaranteed orgasm technique.

2. Hurlbert & Apt (1995) — CAT and Directed Masturbation
   Hurlbert and Apt compared Coital Alignment Technique training with directed masturbation in a study on female orgasm. Both approaches were linked with improvements in orgasm consistency, orgasm strength, and total orgasms.

   We use this source to support a simple idea: pleasure can be learned. Technique, rhythm, self-knowledge, and communication all matter. Still, no one method works for every woman or every couple.

3. Frederick, St. John, Garcia & Lloyd (2018) — Orgasm Frequency and the Orgasm Gap
   This large U.S. study looked at orgasm frequency among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual adults. It found a clear orgasm gap between heterosexual men and heterosexual women.

   The study also found that women who orgasmed more often were more likely to report things like oral sex, manual stimulation, deep kissing, communication, trying new positions, sexy talk, and expressing affection.

   We use this source to support a fuller view of sex. Positions matter, but pleasure is not just about penetration. Touch, words, rhythm, affection, novelty, and communication all play a part.

4. Herbenick et al. (2018) — Women’s Genital Touching, Pleasure, and Orgasm
   This study looked at women’s experiences with genital touch, sexual pleasure, and orgasm in a U.S. probability sample.

   We use this research to explain why clitoral stimulation, touch style, pressure, pattern, and individual preference matter. Many women need or prefer clitoral stimulation during intercourse. Others enjoy different kinds of touch. The point is not to force one answer. The point is to pay attention.

5. Hensel et al. (2021) — Angling, Rocking, Shallowing, and Pairing
   This study identified four ways many women make vaginal penetration more pleasurable: Angling, Rocking, Shallowing, and Pairing.

   We use this source often because it fits what good sex positions are really about. A position is not a frozen pose. It is a living shape. You can raise or lower the hips. Rock instead of thrust. Stay shallow. Pair penetration with clitoral touch. Small changes can change everything.

6. Ladas, Whipple & Perry — The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality
   Alice Kahn Ladas, Beverly Whipple, and John D. Perry helped bring the G-spot and female ejaculation into modern sexual discussion.

   We use this source carefully. The G-spot is still debated in medical literature, so we avoid words like “proved,” “mapped,” or “guaranteed.” On this site, we usually use softer language like “front vaginal wall,” “G-spot area,” or “anterior-wall stimulation.”

   Some people love this kind of stimulation. Some do not. Both are normal.

7. Hines (2001) — The G-Spot: A Modern Gynecologic Myth
   This review challenged strong claims about the G-spot as a clearly proven, separate anatomical structure.

   We include it because good sex education should be honest. We can talk about front-wall pleasure without promising that every woman has the same spot, the same response, or the same orgasm.

Expert Sex Education References

These books and educators are practical sources. They help explain touch, oral sex, communication, positions, safety, and pleasure in plain human language. We use them as education, not as clinical proof.

1. Ian Kerner — She Comes First and He Comes Next
   Kerner’s work is useful for partner-centered pleasure, oral sex, clitoral stimulation, and the idea that pleasure should not be treated as a rushed warm-up.

   We use this work to remind readers that good sex often begins before penetration. It begins with attention. It begins with taking her pleasure seriously.

2. Tristan Taormino — The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women
   Taormino’s work is useful for safety, consent, trust, gradual progress, and honest communication.

   We use these ideas especially in content about anal sex, deep penetration, advanced positions, toys, and any position where relaxation and trust matter.

3. Violet Blue — Practical Sex Education
   Violet Blue’s books are useful for direct, practical sex education around anatomy, oral sex, pleasure, and communication.

   We use this kind of writing as a reminder to keep sex advice clear. No shame. No mystery. Just useful guidance adults can actually understand.

4. Yvonne K. Fulbright — Sexuality Education and Pleasure Writing
   Fulbright’s work is useful for accessible sex education around touch, arousal, sensuality, anatomy, communication, and pleasure.

   We use this source to keep our advice grounded in warmth, consent, and real-life intimacy.

5. Paul Joannides — Guide to Getting It On
   Joannides’ book is a broad, friendly sex education reference. It covers bodies, positions, communication, pleasure, and the many ways adults explore sex.

   We use it as a general guide for clear explanations, practical tone, and body-aware advice.

6. Sonia Borg — Practical Position and Technique Writing
   Sonia Borg’s books focus on positions, oral sex, pacing, technique, and erotic scenarios.

   We use these books for creative structure and practical inspiration. We do not treat them as peer-reviewed research.

The Art of Lovemaking

Some books are not clinical research. They are practical, sensual, and creative guides to touch, rhythm, mood, and connection. We place them here because lovemaking is not only science. It is also presence. It is patience. It is the feeling of two people learning how to move together.

• Tom Leonardi — Secrets of Sensual Lovemaking
  Used as a practical source for sensual pacing, arousal, touch, and female pleasure.
• Eric Marlowe Garrison — Mastering Multiple Position Sex
  Used as a practical source for position flow, transitions, and full lovemaking scenarios.
• David Shade — Give Women Wild Screaming Orgasms
  Used only as practical sex-instruction material. We avoid repeating any guaranteed-orgasm language.

Classical Erotic Texts

Ancient erotic texts are part of the long history of people trying to understand desire, beauty, pleasure, and the art of touch. We treat them as historical inspiration, not as medical or scientific proof.

• The Kama Sutra
  The Kama Sutra helps frame sex as an art that includes position, rhythm, touch, courtship, refinement, and attention. When we use it, we update the ideas through consent, comfort, anatomy, and modern communication.
• The Perfumed Garden
  The Perfumed Garden is another historical erotic text with its own catalog of desire, sensuality, and position ideas. We use it as cultural and historical inspiration, not as science.

What This Means for Our Guides

When you read a position guide on this site, we want you to see more than a pose. A good position is a living shape. It changes with the angle of the hips, the pace of the movement, the pressure between bodies, the way hands are used, and the way partners respond to each other.

That is why our guides often focus on:

• Angle: raising, lowering, or tilting the hips to change the sensation.
• Rhythm: rocking, grinding, slowing down, or staying steady.
• Pressure: using body weight, closeness, and support instead of force.
• Contact: paying attention to clitoral, front-wall, oral, manual, and full-body touch.
• Comfort: using pillows, support, and easier positions when needed.
• Feedback: watching breath, hips, sounds, tension, words, and consent.

The best technique is not the one that sounds the most impressive. It is the one that feels good, keeps both people present, and helps partners stay connected.

Our Editorial Standard

We do not believe any single position, angle, or technique works for everyone. We do not promise guaranteed orgasms. We do not pretend that every body responds the same way.

Our guides are designed to help adults explore practical adjustments while staying kind, curious, and honest with each other. Pleasure works best when it has room to breathe.

Research can point the way. Expert educators can offer tools. Ancient texts can add beauty and imagination. But the real guide is the person in front of you: their comfort, their consent, their breath, their body, and the way they respond when something finally feels just right.