Not theorizing. Not assuming. Not extrapolating from studies on men.

Just: "Hey, what do you do to make penetration feel amazing?"

Devon J. Hensel, PhD and a team of researchers at the Kinsey Institue did just that. They asked 3,000+ women what works. Published the findings. Didn't gatekeep a single detail.

We're completely in love with them for it.

What The Kinsey Team Found

The OMGYes Report (aka Women's techniques for making vaginal penetration more pleasurable, 2011) identified four techniques most women already use—but had no names for:

Angling (87.5%): Tilting your pelvis during penetration to change where inside you feel pressure. Small angle, massive difference.

Rocking (76.4%): Staying deep with constant clitoral contact instead of thrusting in and out.

Shallowing (83.8%): Focusing on the vaginal entrance—the first inch or two—which has way more nerve endings than deep inside.

Pairing (69.7%): Clitoral stimulation during penetration. Because most women need it to orgasm. Full stop.

Here's what makes this brilliant: these aren't advanced techniques. They're adjustments women already make because they work. The OMGYes team just named them, measured them, and said "This is normal and effective."

Validation + information = game-changer.

Why We Love How They Did It

Academic research is expensive. Peer review takes forever. Publishing costs money.

But when findings that could improve millions of people's sex lives get locked behind paywalls or buried in medical jargon? That's a problem.

The OMGYes team made a different choice.

They published openly. Translated science into plain language. Created an interactive app. Named techniques so people could actually talk about them. Showed prevalence data so everyone knows "you're already normal."

That 87% stat? It doesn't teach you a "hack." It teaches you you've been doing it right all along—here's the language for it.

That's not gatekeeping. That's generosity.

How We Use This In Melba

We built Melba on the same belief: research should be usable during sex, not just readable after.

Take our She Rides session. You're not getting a lecture about the four OMGYes techniques. You're getting:

  • Real-time guidance to try Angling, Rocking, Shallowing, Pairing
  • Permission to adjust mid-session
  • A voice that normalizes exploration
  • Zero pressure to perform or "get it right"

Because information is great. Information you can use in the moment? That changes everything.

The OMGYes research told us what works. Melba helps you actually do it—together, guided, pressure-free.

Go Check Out OMGYes

If you haven't explored OMGYes.com we strongly reccomend you do it. Their interactive tutorials let you practice techniques on touchscreen models with real-time feedback. It features real women discussing real pleasure. It's research-backed and beautifully designed.

Costs about the same as dinner out. Lasts a lifetime.

We're not affiliated (though we hope to do research the Kinsey institue soon). We just think they're doing genuinely important work and making it accessible in ways that matter.

The Bottom Line

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Techniques that work for 87% of women should be common knowledge.

So thank you, OMGYes team. For asking the right questions. For publishing the answers. For making pleasure science something people can actually use.

And if you want to try these techniques tonight? Press play on Melba's She Rides All the Way session. It's built around all four techniques—Angling, Rocking, Shallowing, Pairing.

See what your body already knows how to do.

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