Timing of Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Ovulation — Effects on the Probability of Conception, Survival of the Pregnancy, and Sex of the Baby
- 7 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 333 (23) , 1517-1521
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199512073332301
Abstract
The timing of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation strongly influences the chance of conception, although the actual number of fertile days in a woman's menstrual cycle is uncertain. The timing of intercourse may also be associated with the sex of the baby.Keywords
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