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How long you can' t have sex after giving birth?
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Ask your OB MD: The answer varies with injuries to the "birth canal" and whether a cesarean section was done or not.
Answered 12/8/2012
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6 weeks: The usual advice is to wait 6 weeks after delivering baby to allow healing of vaginal canal.
Answered 4/23/2013
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