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Through qualitative pilot research with women that informed the development of the survey instrument used in this study, we identified three previously unnamed, but distinct, anal touch techniques that many women find pleasurable and that expand the anal sexual repertoire beyond the more commonly studied anal intercourse behaviors: Anal Surfacing, Anal Shallowing, and Anal Pairing. This study defines each technique and describes its prevalence among U.S. adult women. Weighted frequencies were drawn from the Second OMGYES Pleasure Report\u2014a cross-sectional, online, national probability survey of 3017 American women\u2019s (age 18\u201393) sexual experiences and discoveries. Participants were recruited via the Ipsos KnowledgePanel<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>. Data suggest that 40% of women find \u2018Anal Surfacing\u2019 pleasurable: sexual touch by a finger, penis, or sex toy on and around the anus. 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