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We apologize for the inconvenience, but your browser is currently not supported by this website. Please try another browser, or install the latest version of your favorite browser below:. Myth 1: Does laying down after sex help with pregnancy? However, standing up or going to the bathroom causes gravity to pull sperm away from the cervix. Laying down for 15 minutes after sex can help keep sperm going in the right direction by giving them some extra time — thus increasing the possibility of pregnancy. Myth 2: Do certain sex positions enhance the ability to conceive? It has not been scientifically proven that certain sex positions are more effective than others. Sperm travels to the cervix regardless of position but sperm may swim more effectively if gravity is working in its favor. Myth 3: Does having sex every day increase pregnancy? The New England Journal of Medicine found that sex every day only slightly increases pregnancy when compared to sex every other day.
Improving your fertility
Some women get pregnant very quickly, in fact 1 in 3 women who are having regular sex every 2 to 3 days or timing sex around ovulation , will conceive within a month. However, age makes a difference. Starting at age 34 your ability to get pregnant starts to decline gradually. Your age is not something you can control. Many women are having babies later in life for very valid reasons such as not feeling stable enough to support a child for example, with money or housing , not wanting to have a child before or not having a partner to have a child with. However, we know that fertility ability to get pregnant declines with age and this decline speeds up after the age of This is because the number and quality of eggs decreases. Male fertility also declines with age, though not as much as female fertility. Read more about age and fertility. Fertility is affected by lifestyle.
Back to Pregnancy. Some women become pregnant quickly, while others take longer. This may be upsetting, but it's normal. Most couples about 84 out of every will get pregnant within a year if they have regular sex and don't use contraception. But women become less fertile as they get older. One study found that among couples having regular unprotected sex:. Some of these factors affect either women or men.