What is "dry sex"

n. 1 Sexual intercourse in which the vagina does not produce vaginal lubrication. 2 nonpenetrative sex

Dry sex is the sexual practice of having sexual intercourse without vaginal lubrication. Vaginal lubrication can be removed by using herbal aphrodisiacs, household detergents, antiseptics, by wiping out the vagina, or by placing leaves in the vagina besides other methods. Dry sex is associated with increased health risks.

Removing or preventing vaginal lubrication through practices associated with dry sex increases friction during intercourse, which may be perceived as increased vaginal tightness, and enhanced sexual pleasure for the male partner. Some men who insist on dry sex regard "wet" women to be unchaste. Dry sex can be painful for men and women. Dry sex is common in Sub-Saharan Africa and it has also been reported in Suriname among Afro-Surinamese women.

The term dry sex may refer to:

• dry sex, the cultural practice of drying and tightening the vagina prior to sexual intercourse
• Non-penetrative sex, a sexual activity which does not involve penetration
• frotteurism