Is foreplay really that important?

Contrary to popular belief, a study in Prague has found that women are more likely to orgasm through a longer stint of actual intercourse, rather than foreplay beforehand.

But, with the journey to the big O top of the list for most of us – how many of us in reality would prefer the act itself over a sensual build-up of touching and kissing?

Sexpert Petra Boynton explains: “The difficulty with studies like this one, is that they demonstrate their findings under the assumption that foreplay and sexual intercourse are entirely separate to one another, when generally, they are not.

“Women in the study may claim to prefer penetrative sex alone, but I very much doubt that their sexual encounters consisted of their man pulling out his penis and inserting it into their vagina without any kissing, touching or stroking at all.

“The likelihood is that the women in the study like the act just as much as the build-up, not instead of it.