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How many days in a month can a woman become pregnant?How many days in a month can a woman become pregnant? Setep, on Twitter |
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Well, the fertile window is around the time of ovulation, which is day 14. So you're really looking at 2 or 3 days either side of that because sperm can persist or survive inside a woman for 2, maybe 3 days. And so that’s why it’s really important to use safe sex practices ahead of ovulation. Also, the time of ovulation can vary by a couple of days in some women, so it’s really important to avoid, if you don't want to get pregnant, unsafe sex in that week in particular. |
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When they spend time together I've heard that womens ovulation more or less synchronizes with each other, is that correct, and why?
- yor_on - 24th Feb 10
Yep, from my experience it is true that womens menstrual cycles synchronise if they a significant amount of time together, i.e work, friends etc. Why? I have no idea, possibly in terms of evolution is was useful to coincide ovulation as a male could impregnate several females at the same time. If women have their babies at the same time, they can share reciprocal childcare duties, meer cats and lions have a similar technique. - Variola - 27th Feb 10
Interesting :)
See the whole discussion | Make a commentFrom a male perspective I will now study my female companions with a much more interested look, they all working together encouraging my, ah, procreational urges. We're weird :) - yor_on - 28th Feb 10
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