Woman and man engaging in coital alignment technique

The coital alignment technique sex position is a variant of the missionary position designed to maximize clitoral stimulation during coitus. This is achieved by combining the "riding high" variation of the missionary position with pressure-counterpressure movements performed by each partner in rhythm with coitus. The penetrating partner lies above the receiving partner as in the missionary position, but moves upward along her body, so that the base of his penis provides stimulation to her clitoris. The receiving partner may also wrap her legs around his. Sexual movement is focused in the pelvises, without leverage from the arms or legs. The Rocking upward stroke (receiving partner leads) and downward stroke (penetrating partner leads) of sexual movement builds an electric-like charge that partners let develop and peak naturally. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3507x2550, 456 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Coital alignment technique User:Rama/Sexuality drawings User:Markaci/Nudity ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3507x2550, 456 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Coital alignment technique User:Rama/Sexuality drawings User:Markaci/Nudity ... This list of sex positions includes descriptions of various forms of mainly heterosexual sexual intercourse and other sexual acts between people. ... The missionary position The missionary position A variation on the missionary position as depicted in Pompeii The missionary position is a common human sex position also used by certain other species including bonobos[1] and armadillos. ... A womans clitoris extends from the visible portion to a point below the pubic bone. ... A pair of lions copulating in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...

History and geography of studies

The technique for coital alignment was formulated by American psychotherapist Edward Eichel and the original study was published by Eichel, De Simone Eichel, and Kule in 1988 in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. Since then, the topic has been studied several times in the same journal. A report in 1992 by Kaplan and her sex therapist trainees described the team's cursory trial of the C.A.T. technique, acknowledging that they may have resorted to old routines after only a few attempts out of fear of disappointing their partners. Their call for other sex therapists to give the technique more rigorous testing instigated a series of controlled studies by Hurlbert and colleagues reporting statistically significant results in the treatment of female hypoactive sexual desire sex therapy. Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, or JSMT, is a journal of family science and clinical psychology that features topics in sexual dysfunctions, marital relationships, sexual functioning, and the therapeutic techniques (i. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction, such as non-consumation, premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction, problems commonly caused by stress, tiredness and other environmental and relationship factors. ...

On popular media

• The technique was falsely described in the women's magazine Cosmopolitan in about 2000 as having been developed by staff in the course of a review of coital techniques by them and readers, but Cosmo did publish the first media article on CAT titled "The New Intercourse" (Nobile, 1991). Cosmo asserted it was very good at stimulating the woman and more likely to produce an orgasm than other missionary variants.

• On the HBO show Six Feet Under, Claire achieves her first orgasm when she and her classmate Jimmy use CAT.

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External links

• A New Way to Reach Orgasm: CAT

• Edward Eichel's Research

References

• Eichel EW, Eichel JD, Kule S. "The technique of coital alignment and its relation to female orgasmic response and simultaneous orgasm." J Sex Marital Ther. Summer 1988, 14(2):129-41. PMID 3204637
• Hurlbert DF, Apt C. "The coital alignment technique and directed masturbation: a comparative study on female orgasm." J Sex Marital Ther. Spring 1995, 21(1):21-9. PMID 7608994
• Kaplan HS. "Does the CAT technique enhance female orgasm?" J Sex Marital Ther. Winter 1992, 18(4):285-91. PMID 1291699
• Pierce AP. "The coital alignment technique (CAT): an overview of studies." J Sex Marital Ther. Jul-Sep 2000, 26(3):257-68. PMID 10929574
• EW Eichel papers
• Paul Wolf on Eichel and CAT: [1] [2]