For most women, figuring out how to orgasm from penetrative sex doesn't come naturally. In fact, 2017 study published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy found that only 18 percent of women reported that vaginal penetration alone was enough to make them come. If you prefer manual, oral, or anal stimulation to help you reach climax, you have plenty of company.
Furthermore, certain prescription and over-the-counter medications can negatively affect the ability to achieve orgasm, according to The Cleveland Clinic. And if you're feeling down about your prospects of reaching an O, well, that can make it even tougher to relax and get there. So you're not alone if you've never done it.
In a recent Reddit AskWomen thread, ladies who have trouble achieving orgasm through penetration alone explain how they finally taught themselves to get there. Read along and take note, but remember that climaxing from penetrative sex is way less common than you might think. If it doesn't happen for you, treat yourself kindly. It doesn't matter what kind of sex you have — the only thing that matters in the bedroom is that you and your partner are both enjoying yourselves.
I usually only get there during the second round.I also never experienced one before my current SO. It just took a ton of relaxing and actually trusting him enough to feel comfortable in my own skin. It has to be slow and he has to be on top for me to reach one. It also has to be INCREDIBLY wet. That’s probably the reason I’m only able to have one during the second round.
I didn't. I just accepted that I'm a part of the majority of women who can't orgasm vaginally, and should avoid men who will take it as a challenge instead of listening to me.
Sometimes it just feels extra good and I get there. Usually through doggy. I really don’t think that clitoral stimulation is doing it since I’m not grinding on anything. I think it took me being completely and utterly vulnerable and comfortable. When it happens I’ll sometimes cry after and I can’t control it.
Using a vibrator to stimulate my clit from the outside during PIV. Works best in the prone position. Way easier to orgasm!
So one of my exes had a upward curve to his penis, and that in addition to me tilting my hips way up often resulted in a great orgasm (and occasional squirting, but I hated that). Being on top almost always gets me to orgasm, unless he's too large and I can't angle myself right. Also, I have a glass dildo that I can almost ALWAYS achieve orgasm with without any clitoral stimulation. Once you know you can, doing it becomes easier.
Girl-on-top did it for me. It still doesn't happen every time, but every time it does, I'm on top.
Sex isn't just defined by PIV and I don't feel like I'm "struggling" to do something the majority of women also can't do. I have orgasms other ways, because PIV isn't the only part of sex that matters.
I started first by getting to know my body on my own with masturbation. I found out what I liked and what I didn't like, not just physically but psychologically. I then was open with talking to my partner about it. During sex I'll guide him if that's what's needed, with words, or with my body, or even by demonstration. Afterwards, we talk about what worked, and didn't work for each of us. I find that during sex, I will orgasm when I'm on top facing him, and he pretty much let's me do my thing, because he gets as much pleasure out of my orgasm as I do. Also, VERY IMPORTANT, if I don't orgasm I don't get frustrated, I just learn and move on.
What's the big deal with vaginal orgasms! Penetration feels really good for me but it's a different kind of good than clitoral stimulation. I am so happy having clitoral orgasms and anyone who expects the majority women to have vaginal orgasms without any sort of external clitoral stimulation is deluded.
Of course, sex comes in many forms and vaginal penetration is not the only way to achieve orgasm. In fact, if it's not for you, then don't worry about it! There is no pressure at all to be achieving orgasm in this way.
