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Do You Know How to Get Pregnant?

Eve Pearlman
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

By the time you're an adult, the birds and bees and storks have gone by the wayside, and you know how babies are made. In fact, if you have sex twice a week (without using birth control, of course), you're more than likely to have a bun in the oven before the year is out. But a little knowledge can certainly help the process along. Do you know how to improve your odds of getting pregnant? Take our test and see.


1. On how many days during a woman's cycle can she get pregnant?

a. One
b. Four to six, roughly
c. 12 to 14, roughly
d. All of them

2. You can pinpoint the day you'll ovulate by counting ahead 14 days from the first day of your last menstrual period. True or false?

True
False

3. You're most likely to conceive if you have sex the first day you notice an increase in your body temperature on waking up in the morning. True or false?

True
False

4. Assuming both of you are healthy and you manage to have sex on the day of ovulation, your chances of conceiving a child at that time will be

a. One in ten
b. One in four
c. Two in three
d. Nine in ten

5. You should abstain from sex for about a week before your fertile time to give the man a chance to accumulate a high concentration of sperm. True or false?

True
False

6. A woman's orgasm has no effect on her chances of conceiving. True or false?

True
False

7. Drinking alcohol can make both women and men less fertile. True or false?

True
False



First published Mar 01, 1999


Last updated Aug 30, 2007


Copyright © 1999 Consumer Health Interactive, a CVS Caremark company