Many factors influence a woman's chances of getting pregnant. According to a new study, engaging in regular sex for three to six months is crucial in increasing the chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy baby.
A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide found repeated exposure to a partner's sperm helps the body's immune system in facilitating conception, MailOnline reported.
The findings were presented at the Australian Society for Medical Research Congress in Adelaide.
"We now know that an average of at least three to six months coitus with their partner is necessary to get their immune system to respond correctly to enable a healthy pregnancy," professor Sarah Robertson from the University of Adelaide told adelaidenow.com.
Researchers found conceiving easy for some couple, while some struggling to get pregnant.
"In some people it does take longer ... for some people it could take 12 months or more," adelaidenow.com quoted Robertson, as saying. "It's not so much about the likelihood of getting pregnant, it's more about healthy progression of pregnancy. You're more likely to have a healthy pregnancy if you've had some practice beforehand.''
During the presentation, she also urged couples planning a pregnancy to follow a healthy lifestyle, quit smoking and avoid stress.
Robertson and her colleagues are next planning to develop new treatments and drugs to prevent the immune system from rejecting the pregnancy.
"We would like to come up with new treatments and maybe even new drugs that could mimic this pathway and assist where there is some difficulty in getting the immune system to respond,'' she said.
Apart from this, many other factors are essential for a successful pregnancy. Timing the intercourse during the fertile days of the menstrual cycle is one of the important factors that determine the success of natural conception.
The ovulation period, i.e. 14 days before the start of the period, particularly three days before is the best time to conceive. Women, who are ignorant about these dates, often fail in their attempt to conceive naturally and are forced to seek professional advice to solve their fertility issues.
