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Is having sex every other day just as effective as having sex everyday when trying to conceive?

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YES: Certainly monitor your cycles and your most fertile time is usually 12-14 days after the start of your last cycle. Waiting also allows your partner's sperm count to elevate and prolonged (20-30 minutes ) foreplay will increase vaginal secretions and ejaculatory volume.

Answered 9/16/2014

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