Intercourse during pregnancy

Many people express doubts regarding whether intercourse can be practiced during pregnancy.

In case of normal low risk pregnancy, intercourse may not cause complications.
But the safety of practicing intercourse during pregnancy depends on factors like:
-If the woman is having risk factors like:
•Previous miscarriages,
•Low lying placenta,

•Intermittent spotting or threatened abortion in present pregnancy,
•Partner with possible sexually transmitted diseases,
•Vaginal infection,
•Cervical incompetence, •Premature rupture of membranes,
•Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia etc,
better to avoid intercourse.
-During intercourse, better to prefer lateral position and avoid pressure on abdomen.
-If the woman develop any problems like postcoital bleeding, pain etc, better to avoid intercourse and have to consult her doctor.
Take care.