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Sex Late in Pregnancy Not Associated with Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery.
2001 FEB 15 - (NewsRx.com) -- A study in the February 2001 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology rebuts the assumption that sexual activity during late pregnancy (29 to 36 weeks gestation) can increase a woman's risk of preterm delivery.
In fact, researchers found that intercourse as well as orgasm during late pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of preterm delivery.
Medical experts have long suspected that sexual activity late in pregnancy is a potential cause of preterm delivery, in part because female orgasm might release the hormone oxytocin and initiate uterine contractions, and because prostaglandins in seminal fluid also have oxytocic properties. However, there has been a lack of empiric evidence to support recommendations about the safety of sex during pregnancy.
From a survey of 1,853 patients from prenatal clinics in North Carolina, researchers evaluated 187 women who delivered preterm (before 37 weeks) and 409 women selected as controls. They found that frequency of intercourse or orgasm during late pregnancy was not associated with an ...
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