Missionary, wheelbarrow, cowgirl and doggy-style - everyone has their favourite.
But when it comes to sex positions, which are the most effective at helping you get pregnant?
As the pressures of modern day life bite, couples are waiting later and later to start planning their families.
As a result, over the last two decades fertility problems have increased dramatically, with one in four couples planning to have a baby facing problems conceiving.
There is a host of things you can do to help your chances, improving your diet, abstaining from drinking alcohol and restricting your caffeine intake.
When it comes to the best sex positions to help you get pregnant, Dr Marilyn Glenville, a fertility expert, told Daily Mail Online the key is for the man to be on top
But, fertility expert Dr Marilyn Glenville said the position you and your partner assume during and immediately after having sex, can 'significantly' alter your chances of becoming pregnant.
The reason, she said, lies in passage the sperm take into the vagina, and on to the fallopian tube.
She told Daily Mail Online: 'The man-on-top position has the best chance of getting a woman pregnant.'
But, she cautioned, there are no scientific studies to back up the theory.
'The rationale is that this position allows for deep penetration so the man's sperm can be ejaculated as close to the cervix (the opening of the womb) as possible,' Dr Glenville added.
'This gives the sperm cells a flying start on their long journey.
'The closer they are to the ripe egg waiting in the fallopian tube, several centimetres further up in a woman's body, the more likely they are to reach it.'
She said, logically, any position that goes against gravity, such as the woman on top, or having sex sitting or standing up, 'discourages the sperm's journey upward and is thought to deter conception'.
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