Women share their secrets for making penetrative sex more pleasurable

• Researchers at sexual pleasure platform OMGYES interviewed thousands of women about how they have penetrative sex.
• Four techniques emerged as preferred ways to boost sexual satisfaction.
• Researchers hope descriptions of these pleasure enhancing methods will help women be more open about their needs.

A survey, conducted by women's sexual health education and research platform OMGYES, reveals the common techniques women use to increase sexual pleasure during penetrative sex - either with a partner or a sex toy.

Researchers asked 3,017 women 90 questions about how they have penetrative sex and experience vaginal stimulation. The women were English speakers from around the world, between the ages of 18 and 93.

Four techniques emerged as go-to methods for boosting sexual satisfaction, which OMGYES dubbed "shallowing," "pairing," "rocking," and "angling."

Each of the four techniques had a common theme: They focused on how women use their bodies and their partners' bodies to enjoy vaginal sex more. Prior research on the topic focused on how specific sex aides, like toys, and body parts- like the penis or tongue - impacted a woman's pleasure.

This more granular look at women's pleasure methods could help both sexual health researchers and women pinpoint further ways to improve sexual satisfaction, according to the authors of the survey.

Four ways women experience pleasure during penetrative sex, according to the survey

70% of women said they performed shallowing, or inserting a toy or penis only in the entrance of the vagina, during penetrative sex.

84% said pairing, or stimulating their clitoris with their fingers or a toy while being penetrated, boosted their sex lives.

Rocking, or keeping a penis or toy inside of the vagina instead of thrusting, was another top technique that 76% of women reported using. With rocking, the clitoris stays in contact with the penis or sex toy, creating friction that can stimulate the clitoris and create pleasure, according to the survey authors.

Angling, or positioning your hips so your partner's penis or a toy rubs against the clitoris during penetrative sex, was the most popular technique the surveyed women cited. 88% of pollees said they used this technique.

"We hope bringing this important knowledge out of the shadows into the light of day with clear language will empower women to better recognize, communicate and act on what they want," OMGYES research scientist Dr. Christiana von Hippel said in a press release.