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I am 23 and recently married to a wonderful husband and we are both Christian.

We both waited til marriage to have sex which is something we both wanted to do. I lost my mom when I was 10 and I knew she would have wanted me to wait. I was lucky enough ( in this day and age ) to find a wonderful man who was also waiting. Maybe this was a blessing from my mom.

We are now starting to think about a family but my question is and doing some reading on conception is that if a woman needs to have a orgasm in order to concieve. I read that when a woman has a orgasm, that her uterus contracts which pushes the sperm into the uterus and this is how conception happens.

It's been about 5 months and I don't think I have experienced a orgasm so I am feeling down and depressed that this might avoid me from getting pregnant.

Please help, sorry about the TMI but I don't know who I can turn too. I tried a nurse but when I was about to open up, I was too embarrised and avoided the question

Cathy

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Specializes in LTC.

Humans are thankfully designed so that during intercourse the only person that needs to have an orgasm is the male.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy/PR99999 here's a link to a reliable site with some good info on baby making.

Good Luck!

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The woman absolutely does NOT need to have an orgasm to conceive.

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I am 23 and recently married to a wonderful husband and we are both Christian.

We both waited til marriage to have sex which is something we both wanted to do. I lost my mom when I was 10 and I knew she would have wanted me to wait. I was lucky enough ( in this day and age ) to find a wonderful man who was also waiting. Maybe this was a blessing from my mom.

We are now starting to think about a family but my question is and doing some reading on conception is that if a woman needs to have a orgasm in order to concieve. I read that when a woman has a orgasm, that her uterus contracts which pushes the sperm into the uterus and this is how conception happens.

It's been about 5 months and I don't think I have experienced a orgasm so I am feeling down and depressed that this might avoid me from getting pregnant.

Please help, sorry about the TMI but I don't know who I can turn too. I tried a nurse but when I was about to open up, I was too embarrised and avoided the question

Cathy

This question is a perfectly valid normal question for someone with little experience, but the rules of our board don't allow us to give medical advice (which this sort of is).

You really need to call your OB/Gyn and ask to set up an appointment just to get some information. It's okay to call them and tell them you don't want an exam this time, just an appointment long enough to ask some questions. If you don't have an OB/Gyn yet or don't feel comfortable with yours, consider looking for a female doc or a female Nurse Practioner to make you more comfortable. If you feel embarassed to ask the questions out loud, write down a list at home and just hand it to your doctor/nurse when you get there. Believe me that they will understand, you are not the first ones to ask and that it's okay not to know everything already.

You may also want to go to the library and check out some books on normal development (try in the young adult section) just for some reassurance.

Hope you get the reassurance you need soon!

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BagladyRN is correct. Thanks BagladyRN. Thread closed.

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check out information to help you:

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the best prenatal care begins before conception

best wishes for you!

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