Lateral Coital Position

Lateral coital position straighten out her lifted right leg behind her, placing it inside her partner’s bent left leg. Care must be taken at this point that the penis does not slip out. 4. Once Once thelegs areswitch areswitched, ed, thewoman thewoman leansfor leansforwa ward rd to the man’s chest. He holds her body firmly against his body with both arms. 5. Together, Together, they roll to her right (his left), where her her upper upper body remains. remains. She may prop prop herself herself up on her right elbow or lie flat against a pillow. The man rolls back flat upon his back, while they keep their pelvise pelvisess pressed together together.. At this point the man is lying flat on his back on the bed and the plane of the woman’s torso is almost perpendicular to that of the man’s. man’s. Her shoulders shoulders are almost vertical, vertical, with her left left shoulder above above her right shoulder. Her torso is twisted so that her pelvis pelvis is horizontal, resting on his pelvis. pelvis. The woman’s weight weight is entirely on the right side of her body and her right elbow.

An Illustration of a couple demonstrating the lateral coital position.

The   lateral coital position is a  sex position   described by Masters by Masters and Johnson in Johnson  in their Human Sexual Response. The position was preferred by 75% of their heterosexual their  heterosexual respondents once they had tried it.

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6. They resume resume intercourse.

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This position leaves the partners both fully supported by the bed (the man on his back, the woman on her right shoulder and torso) except for the woman’s left leg which is resting resting on the man’s right right hip. The man is flat on his back, back, while while the woman woman is rolle rolled d slig slightl htly y to her her righ right. t. Their Their bodies form an angle of roughly roughly 30°, leaving leaving the partners face to face with the woman’s weight on her right shoulder. Pillows are used under both partners’ heads. Should her her size size requ requir iree it, more more pill pillow owss may may be neede needed d to supp support ort the woman’s upper body.

The authors recommended that couples practice the procedure “in a humorous vein” while clothed and without sexual intercourse   until proficiency proficiency is reached reached because achieving the position requires several movements.

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Techn echniique

Moving into this position requires that the partners begin with wom woman an on top sex sexual ual posi position tion with penis penis penetrati penetrating ng the woman and then:

According to Masters and Johnson, “when facility in lateral coital positioning has been obtained, there is no pinning of either either the male or female emale partner. There There is mutual freedom of pelvic movement in any direction, and there will be no cramping of muscles or necessity for tiring support support of body weig weight. ht. The lateral lateral coital position position provides both sexes flexibility for free sexual expression. This position particularly is effective for the woman, as she can move with full freedom to enjoy either slow or rapid pelvic thrusting, depending upon current levels of sexual tensions.”

1. The man lifts the woman’s woman’s right leg up slightly slightly with his left hand. 2. The man begins begins to bend his left left knee  without  lifting his knee from from the bed. Instead, Instead, he slides slides his left knee outwards as it bends, opening his left inner thigh towards towards the ceiling. He slides his left left leg upward and outward until it has passed underneath her lifted right knee.

The position was recommended by them for all couples, and also also partic particul ularl arly y in cases cases of premature ejacula jaculation tion due to reduced pressure on the man.

3. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, the woman woman leans to her  left,  left, and places her her weig weight ht on her her left left knee. knee. This This allow allowss her her to 1

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 Masters, W.H.; Johnson, V.E. (1966).  Human Sexual Response. Toronto; New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-20429-7.

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