Vaginal Dryness And Your Path To Pregnancy
Researchers have shown that those couples that are able to enjoy making love during ovulation have the best marital satisfaction scores, and possibly quicker times to conception. However, intercourse 'on demand' around ovulation can take the enjoyment out of love making and can lead to increased vaginal dryness. Nearly three quarters of couples trying-to-conceive reported increased levels of vaginal dryness negatively impacting their sex lives.
In contrast, when sex becomes painful because of dryness, or not satisfying due to performance stress, the relationship can really suffer. It is also important to note that the better intercourse feels for our men, in terms of being stimulating and exciting, the more swimming sperm he can make. Some studies have shown up to 50% more sperm are produced in ejaculations from an enjoyable event versus a 'have to get it done' event.
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Most lubricants kill or harm sperm motility
Using lubricants seems like the best solution to alleviating dryness and making sex more enjoyable. Importantly however, most commercial lubricants have been shown as harmful to sperm health, so if you are using a lubricant during intercourse because of vaginal dryness, choose a sperm friendly lubricant such as Conceive Plus. To survive and function, human sperm requires an environment that contains certain electrolytes and is within a narrow range of pH, osmolality and tonicity. The World Health Organisation has reported that the optimal condition for sperm survival and migration in the cervical mucus requires a pH in the range of 7.0 to 8.5 and an isotonic solution. Sasmar Conceive Plus is one fertility lubricant that is carefully formulated so that both pH and osmolality are at levels which are safe for sperm. There are other fertility lubricants available which are also specifically formulated to be safe for sperm, assist sperm motility and relieve vaginal dryness to increase the changes of getting pregnant.
