A recent study has revealed that rather than relying on fertility treatments, couples that want a baby can have more sex because it improves the immune system and boosts fertility even outside the cycle of ovulation.
Researchers from the Indiana University discovered that sex initiates physiological changes in the body increasing a woman’s chances of getting pregnant.
One of the researchers said “It’s a common recommendation that partners trying to have a baby should engage in regular intercourse to increase the woman’s changes of getting pregnant — even during so-called ‘non-fertile’ periods — although it’s unclear how this works.
“This research is the first to show that the sexual activity may cause the body to promote types of immunity that support conception.
“It’s a new answer to an old riddle: How does sex that doesn’t happen during the fertile window still improve fertility?”
“The female body needs to navigate a tricky dilemma. In order to protect itself, the body needs to defend against foreign invaders. But if it applies that logic to sperm or a fetus, then pregnancy can’t occur. The shifts in immunity that women experience may be a response to this problem.”
The study collected data across the menstrual cycle in 30 healthy women, about half of whom were sexually active and half of whom were sexually abstinent.