Background
Human beings engage in sexual intercourse not only for reproductive reasons but
also for pleasure. So, it becomes important to study the effects of foreplay in
facilitating sexual arousal as a means to increase the pleasurable aspects of sexual
intercourse.
Aim
To evaluate the importance of foreplay in a sample of Egyptian women and to
assess sexual practices affected by foreplay.
Patients and methods
The study was carried out on 200 married women with regular sexual practice using
self-report questionnaires. The number of usable questionnaires was 200. Privacy
was guaranteed for all the participants.
Results
Most of the participants initiated foreplay in less than half of sexual encounters
(44%). The most cited purpose for coitus was to obtain pleasure for both partners
(54%). Overall, 33% of participants thought that their sexual life was unsatisfactory.
Participants reporting that their husbands were interested in foreplay during love
making comprised 72% of the whole sample. Half of the couples do foreplay almost
every time of sexual intercourse (50%), and 51% reported that they play an active
role in foreplay. Caressing is preferred by most of the participants (33%) followed by
kissing (25%). Most of the participants could not obtain orgasm during foreplay
(53%). Most of the participants reported that their husbands stimulate their clitoris
during foreplay (64%), and 37% of them liked that their husbands stimulate their
genitalia orally.
Conclusion
This study has the potential to provide alternate ways through which the sexual
experience can be enjoyed. Foreplay has a very important role in sexual life, as it
strongly affects sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm. Ignorance of the importance of
its role may have a negative effect on sexual activity and the overall sexual
satisfaction. |
