Editing Coital alignment technique (section)

{{short description|Sex position designed to maximize clitoral stimulation}}
[[File:Vaginal intercourse - Rocking 1.png|193px|thumb|Coital alignment technique]]
The '''coital alignment technique''' [[List of sex positions|sex position]] is used primarily as a variant of the [[missionary position]] and is designed to maximize [[clitoral]] stimulation during [[sexual intercourse]]. This is achieved by combining the "[[Missionary position#Riding_high|riding high]]" variation of the missionary position with pressure-counterpressure movements performed by each partner in rhythm with coitus.<ref name="eichel 1988">{{cite journal |last1=Eichel |first1=Edward W. |last2=De Simone Eichel |first2=Joanne |last3=Kule |first3=Sheldon |title=The technique of coital alignment and its relation to female orgasmic response and simultaneous orgasm |journal=[[Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy]] |date=June 1988 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=129–141 |doi=10.1080/00926238808403913 |pmid=3204637}}</ref>