Arousing Facts About Sex Positions (2 PICS + 11 GIFS)

Missionary is the most popular sex position in the United States.

The “pretzel” is the most popular sex position in Texas.

Women are more likely to have an orgasm in the cowgirl position.

Due to the lack of eye contact during “doggy style”, some researchers believe that humans biologically evolved out of this sex position in search of another position that promoted intimacy, which in turn fostered stable, long-term relationships.

One of the most difficult sexual positions is the standing position. It often takes great flexibility and balance to enjoy.

Sex with a woman on top is the most dangerous position for men. Nearly half of all penile injuries occur when the woman assumes this position. Half of the study’s participants reported to have actually heard a cracking noise at the time of the injury.

Women consistently rank these three positions as their least favorite: 1) doggy style, 2) reverse cowgirl, and 3) 69. Women report that doggy style is often painful, reverse cowgirl is too awkward, and 69 is too distracting to really enjoy themselves.

Missionary is the safest position. We are less likely to get hurt and land in the hospital with missionary than any other position.

The missionary position is the most common position used for couples having sex for the first time because it is typically viewed as “non-threatening and loving.”

While having sex in the water might allow to creative sex positions, seawater, the pool, or a Jacuzzi is full of all kinds of bacteria that can lead to a urinary tract infection, a yeast infection, or worse.

A research study showed that the “lotus” was the sex position people want to try most.

A study by Women’s Health, revealed men’s least favorite positions are the standing and spooing positions.

37% of men in the study said the essentially don’t care and have never tried a sex position they didn’t like.