They are almost twice as likely to assume over 6 different positions per encounter. If you were to leave and come back later, or intrude on another unsuspecting pair of lovebirds, if they weren't in the missionary position, you would most likely catch them giving oral sex or doing it doggy style. The next most frequently used positions are woman on top, followed by side by side. It would be a relatively rare sighting to come across a couple engaging in anal sex or standing up. Interestingly, people say that they vary positions and number of positions from lover to lover.
Women are slightly more likely to mix it up with a new lover.
Maybe the excitement of a new lover spurs women into more gymnastic sex. Men and women are almost in perfect agreement about the quality of their sex lives, and the bulk of visitors would quantify this realm of existence as slightly less than good. But the genders do not always agree on which positions score high on the overall satisfaction scale. Men are most satisfied with receiving oral sex, giving oral sex, and giving anal sex. Both genders include, in their top three giving and receiving oral sex.