7 min

Can SEX induce Labor‪?‬ Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls.

    • Science

For decades, women have been told that having intercourse/orgasms late in pregnancy can hasten the onset of labor. But is this a myth, or is this true? While it is well established that sexual intercourse/orgasms can trigger the onset of contractions, are those contractions enough to result in cervical change? Let’s take a look at the data.

For decades, women have been told that having intercourse/orgasms late in pregnancy can hasten the onset of labor. But is this a myth, or is this true? While it is well established that sexual intercourse/orgasms can trigger the onset of contractions, are those contractions enough to result in cervical change? Let’s take a look at the data.

7 min

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