Coitus and orgasm at term: effect on spontaneous labour and pregnancy outcome

Authors

P.C. Tan
C.M. Yow
S.Z. Omar

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2009

Abstract

Women who reported coitus were less likely to go into spontaneous labour prior to their scheduled labour induction. Reported coitus and orgasm were not associated with adverse pregnancy outcome.

Keywords

Adult, Coitus/physiology, Female

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

Singapore Medical Journal

Volume

50

Issue

11

Publisher

Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. pctan@um.edu.my