During pregnancy, you typically hear the same things over and over from your doctor or women who have already had kids about making sure your baby stays healthy. They tell you to make sure you’re taking your prenatal vitamins, getting enough rest, and eating healthy among other things. But there’s one tip that you might not be getting either because it’s an unknown health benefit, or because people might be too shy to talk about it— have more sex with your partner. According to experts, having more sex could mean a healthier pregnancy.
More sex. As if you and your partner needed another reason to hop back in the sack and bone like bunnies… New research has been revealed that says having more sex can not only increase your chances of conceiving (duh), but it can also lead you to having a much healthier pregnancy, according to Professor Sarah Robertson.
Sperm. Strangely enough, it seems that sperm actually contributes to a woman’s immune system. Essentially, once the sperm enters the body, it causes the woman to change her environment to adapt to the sperm. According to The Conversation, repeated contact with the same partner strengthens the woman’s tolerance and immune system.
Condition. Having more sex also reduces a woman’s chances of developing preeclampsia, a condition that doesn’t typically develop until 20 weeks of pregnancy. This condition causes a woman’s blood pressure to drop and can lead to complications, including fatal ones for the baby.
Contact. “Preeclampsia is more common when there has been limited sexual contact with the father before pregnancy is conceived, and is associated with insufficient establishment of immune tolerance in the mother,” writes Robertson, via The Conversation.
Conception. Robertson noted that an important factor was also the amount of time the couples had been having sex before the baby was conceived. Those who had less than three months of sex before conception had a 13 percent chance of getting the condition, while those who conceived after sex one time, had a 22 percent chance.
Duration. “No relationship is observed between frequency of sexual activity during pregnancy and risk for preeclampsia, so it’s the duration before conception that counts the most,” writes Robertson.
Tolerance. However if women changed partners, that would mean they’d have to build up an entirely new tolerance. And even more shocking, it seems like the form of contraception used also affects a woman’s chances of getting preeclampsia. Women who used condoms had an even higher risk of getting preeclampsia, in comparison to those with an IUD who had less of a risk.
IVF. Multiple other studies have also proven that more sex also increases the chances of IVF to work. “A study of Australian and Spanish couples showed intercourse in the days just before or just after embryo transfer boosted pregnancy rates by 50%,” said Robertson.
Absence of sperm. It’s strange to think that sperm could have anything to do with the health of the baby or the mother even after pregnancy, but according to science, it’s a lot more vital than we thought. In fact, the absence of sperm was one of the main reasons why women suffered from preeclampsia.
Low sperm count. “In couples who conceive using a modified version of IVF known as ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), preeclampsia incidence is also higher in women who experience minimal exposure to their partner’s transplantation antigens due to very low sperm count,” writes Robertson.
Evolution. Of course, everyone is different, but it’s still very interesting to know that a woman’s immune system depends so much on reproduction, and vice versa. Robertson thinks that this is a result of evolution, and they are still working on doing more research to find out how men are affected by it.
Theory. “One theory is that females have evolved the ability to sense and respond to the signals in seminal fluid, in order to discern the quality or “fitness” of the male partner’s genetics. Scientists are now seeking to define the key signals on the male and female sides that promote tolerance,” says Robertson.
Health. Prior to this study, it was believed that the man’s health had nothing to do with the baby, but now we know that it’s just as important because it affects “the way the woman responds to intercourse.”
Team effort. Now that you know this, you can take this opportunity to guilt your partner into eating healthy with you as you prepare for your little one! Remember, raising a child is a team effort, so why not start now?
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