Patient's question:
Doctor, the New Year is approaching, and I'm about to get married. I really want to have a child right after getting married because I'm already in my thirties, and the parents are anxious. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
To improve the chances of pregnancy, pay attention to the following two points when having sexual intercourse:(1) Adopt the appropriate sexual position. During the ovulation period, the woman is best positioned in the chest-elbow position (kneeling on the bed with her head low and hips high, placing a cotton blanket under her chest, and resting her hands in front of her head for support. The man then kneels behind her). After ejaculation, the woman should remain in this position for 20–30 minutes before lying down to rest. If the woman finds this position tiring, it can be replaced with the male superior position (woman lying on her back, with the man on top). After ejaculation, use a pillow to elevate the woman’s hips and keep it in place for 30 minutes before removing it.
(2) Choose intercourse during the ovulation period. You can use basal body temperature to help monitor ovulation dates. Measure your temperature with a thermometer every morning between 6–7 a.m. and record it on a graph. For women with a regular menstrual cycle, ovulation typically occurs around day 14 of the cycle. During ovulation, the body temperature will drop, and the next day it will rise sharply, with a difference of about 0.5 degrees Celsius. Ovulation usually happens the day before or during the rise in basal body temperature. To conceive, you can choose to have intercourse the day before the temperature drops or on the night of the temperature drop.