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Q: Problems conceiving
asked by: Q_Wanderer on April 6th, 2009
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My husband and I are both healthy 30 years old. We married about 3 months ago. We have been having unprotected sex at least twice a week and would like to have a child, but I have not conceived. I am slightly overweight (20 lbs but not excessively). My husband is normal weight. We have a good diet and are both physically active. I have never been on any form of birth control.

I wonder if the problem could be that my husband doesn't always come when we have sex. He seems to be unable to come even if he wants to. When we were dating, we would have sex once a month for two years and he rarely came. He said that it was because he didn't want me to get pregnant, but now that we are married, he seems to be having problems ejaculating. I think he has only ejaculated a handful of times in the last 3 months. After he ejaculates, most of the semen seems to seep out of me. I don't know if it's because my husband is substantially much larger than me? I try to stay on my back for at least 15 minutes after, but we aren't successful.

What would you suggest we do at this point? Thanks.
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christyd
replied on April 9th, 2009
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First, you should chart your ovulation. There are some really good kits out there (some can be pricey) that can track when you are likely to ovulate. I read somewhere before that having sex every other day during your fertile time (starting about 5 days before your expected ovulation) is the most effective. Sperm can live in the uterus for up to 5 days.

As far as ejaculation goes, it sounds like he may have a mental block. That's the first thing that comes to my mind anyways. My good friend's boyfriend is the same way and he says it's because he doesn't want to get her pregnant. Maybe stopping himself for two years has now made it hard for him to just let go and do it, ya know? Talk to him about it and make sure he absolutely wants a child. Perhaps some doubts have made it hard for him to ejaculate inside you as well. Maybe he is comfortable for some other reason. Just communicate with him. Get him to try and open up. The more comfortable he is, I bet the more likely he is to be able to do it.

And some will leak out. It's unavoidable. But staying on your back for a few minutes is good.

Hope that helps!
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