Posted on 09/17/2023 8:36:52 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
A new review of methods to increase chances of successful conception suggests that timed intercourse using urine ovulation tests probably improves live birth and pregnancy rates in women under 40 who had been trying to conceive for less than 12 months, compared to intercourse without ovulation prediction.
The review included seven randomized controlled trials involving 2,464 women or couples who had been trying to conceive.
Each month there is a narrow window for successful conception due to the limited lifespan of the sperm and egg, which begins from around five days before ovulation (egg release) and lasts until several hours afterwards.
The period of a woman's cycle can be identified by different methods, including urine ovulation tests (dipstick devices that can detect changes in hormones released into the urine, signifying when ovulation will occur), fertility awareness-based methods (FABM) (including calendar tracking, monitoring changes in cervix fluid and body temperature) or identifying when the egg is released on ultrasound.
This review aimed to assess the benefits and risks of timed intercourse on pregnancy, live birth, negative effects and quality of life in couples trying to conceive.
The study found that timing intercourse around the fertile period using a urine ovulation test increased the chances of pregnancy and live birth to between 20% to 28%, compared to 18% without using urine ovulation tests. This was specifically in women under 40 trying to conceive for under 12 months.
They also found that there was insufficient evidence to conclude the effect of the other methods in the study, including timed intercourse on clinical pregnancy (ultrasound-confirmed pregnancy), the use of FABM in timed intercourse compared to intercourse without ovulation prediction.
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Advice from an older gentleman:
Guys, don’t show this article to your baby-seeking wives. Rather, try to convince her that the key to conception is to have a lot of sex all the time.
Trust me.
Um, I just told my wife to have sex with me every night and she got three kids from it.
That’s all? You should have more than 3 by now, shouldn’t you?
I used the ovulation method to conceive 6 of my 7 pregnancies, which only took a couple of months. I ultimately lost 4 of those pregnancies, but I swear by the ovulation method when trying to conceive. Back in the day it involved taking my basal body temperature daily and then plotting it on graph paper, which was actually kinda fun.
>That’s all? You should have more than 3 by now, shouldn’t you?
You’re right.
“HEY, HONEY!”
Perfect reply!
bump for later
You mean baby bump for later?
good one
Yep. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is the solution.
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