OUR SEXUAL BODIES: TYPES OF OUTERCOURSE AND SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

Types of outercourse (foreplay and alternatives to intercourse)

• Masturbation. Masturbation is the most common way we enjoy sex. Partners can enjoy it together while hugging and kissing or watching one another. Masturbating together can deepen a couple’s intimacy.

• Erotic massage.
Many couples enjoy arousing one another with body massage. They stimulate each other’s sex organs with their hands, bodies, or mouths. They take turns bringing each other to orgasm.

• Body rubbing (“frottage”).
Many couples rub their bodies together, especially their sex organs, for intense sexual pleasure. Many are stimulated to orgasm by this “dry humping.”

• Erotic fantasy,
role play, masks. Reading, watching, or telling erotic fantasies with a sex partner can be very exciting. Acting out fantasies can be exciting, too. Masks and costumes may intensify this kind of sex play.

• Sex toys. Sex toys, including vibrators and dildos, can heighten sexual pleasure. They are used to stroke, stimulate, probe, and caress the body.

Types of sexual intercourse

• vaginal intercourse (coitus)—inserting the penis into the vagina

• anal intercourse—inserting the penis into the anus

• axillary intercourse—inserting the penis under the armpit

• interfemoral intercourse—inserting the penis between the thighs

• mammary intercourse—inserting the penis between the breasts

• oral intercourse— inserting the penis into the mouth. Sex play that involves putting the tongue into the vulva is also often called oral intercourse.