Interesting news for those couples looking to add to their families but having difficulty. While medical technology has advanced significantly in the past 2 decades, and news of families using various methods to become pregnant has become headlines and television shows there is evidence that anything beyond natural sex is a waste of time, money and effort.
A recent study, published in the British Journal of Medicine, looked at 580 women that were having infertility issues. The women were split into 3 roughly even groups and watched over 6 months.
One group of women were told to use the fertility drug clomifene (also known as Clomid or Clomifert). The drug is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) and had the known side effects of hot flashes, abdominal discomfort, visual blurring, and/or reversible ovarian enlargement and cyst formation. Extreme cases are known to have abnormal uterine bleeding, nausea, and/or vomiting, reversible alopecia, and/or ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Of this group 26 or 14% were able to become pregnant.
Another group of women were told to use artificial insemination where sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female. This concept was first developed for the dairy cattle industry. Costs range from $500 and up for each attempt at insemination, which can be very costly over repeated attempts. Of this group 43 women or 23% became pregant over the 6 month period.
The last group of women were advized to increase their sexual activity with their partner. That group had success rates of 32 women or 17% of the 193 in the group.
It was found that while the numbers for artificial insemination were higher, they did not reach a difference that was significant enough to be considered.
So what can we take from this? Perhaps one thing.
A nice dinner costs about $150 for 2, satin sheets another $70. Flower about $50. a nice music CD $20. Total cost is $290 and a great atmosphere. That’s a savings of $210 (or more since the CD and sheets don’t need to be repurchased and the meal can be just as good and cost a little less).
The result of this relaxed night are equal to artificial insemination, according to the study and I have to imagine far more pleasant. There are no negative side effects like the drug, and there are definite health benefits – it’s a cardio workout that burns tons of calories.
So just have a nice night, and stop stressing. You won’t be any worse off than any other method.
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