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Positions during intercourse should not adversely affect fertility and subsequent pregnancy.

However,there area a number of positions to increase cances of conception/pregnancy.

Best Positions
1. The man-on-top position works well when trying to conceive. Place a small pillow under your hips following intercourse so that your cervix basically rests in the pool of semen for a short time (perhaps 20 minutes or so). This will allow the sperm time to easily swim up through the cervix. (Important Note: Do not use a large pillow, or you may sabotage your efforts, since the sperm may then puddle behind your cervix. Not a good place to be when trying to reach that egg.)

2.If you have a tipped uterus, you may have better luck having intercourse from behind (hands and knees position). By having intercourse in this position it allows the sperm better access to the cervix.

3.For the woman to lie on her side with her knees brought up towards her chest following sexual relations.This forces the cervix down into the vaginal pool of semen created.This action also helps to minimize semen loss and maximize contact of the cervix with the seminal pool within the vagina.

Positons to Avoid
1) For most women it makes sense to avoid straddling their partner while making love – woman-on-top, sitting or standing – since this can cause the semen to leak and may result in fewer sperm making their way to the egg.

2)The sensation of having to void following intercourse usually is caused by irritation of the urethra, is normal in nature, and should pass if the female merely waits.