PSA: Semen to soften cervix

Sarahgracesc · October 2008

Apparently there is a new way to go about this. Sex is the obvious route, but my mw told me today that there was actually a study done, and published in a peer reviewed journal, that taking semen taken orally works even better at softening the cervix than taking it vaginally. Interesting....especially for those of us who can't have sex due to the pain.

the_magic_number · October 2008

Ummm, I will not be telling DH this.

pivey · October 2008

I would rather suffer.

tinychefjackson · October 2008

Was this study done by men, by any chance? It sounds like an excuse for a BJ to me. LOL

preg_amy · October 2008

Mmhmm... no thanks. I'm okay with suffering through sex.

jaejaevee · October 2008

Huh. I'd WAY rather give a BJ right now than have sex, so this is exciting news to me.

LeighMonkey · October 2008

That study HAS to have been made up by some poor, sex-deprived husband. "Oh yeah, honey, we can get your labor started with bj's!!!" I call bullshit Stick out tongue

Sarahgracesc · October 2008

tinychefjackson:
Was this study done by men, by any chance? It sounds like an excuse for a BJ to me. LOL

Why yes it was. She brought that up, and said that you can take from it what you want, especially knowing that it was done by men. But if I hit my EDD and pass it...I may just be desparate enough to try this...

BananaPancake · October 2008

Yeah...I read the study and would rather be gigantically pregnant than swallow.

jab0816 · October 2008

HOW ON EARTH WOULD THAT HELP?!?! Im SO not telling my hubby that!!!

Ill just suffer without sex

angelynn8411 · October 2008

that doesnt even make sense..with sex the semen is ON the cervix so it makes sense it would change the cervix. with oral sex, how would it even make a difference?? i am not falling for this one.

JennyCraig · October 2008

Ewww I need to have at least 10 drinks in me before I can swallow LOL and since I'm pg, guess that isn't going to happen....LOL

snugglebug88 · October 2008

LOL......this sounds like a load of BS to me. But HEY, if I get close to my EDD without any positive news....I won't think twice about trying it! If I tell DH about that study now, I bet he will be praying that this baby is going to be late!!!!!! HA

tmp-208714875002554 · October 2008

Gee, no thanks! I would rather have sex or go past my due date!

Sarahgracesc · October 2008

angelynn8411:
that doesnt even make sense..with sex the semen is ON the cervix so it makes sense it would change the cervix. with oral sex, how would it even make a difference?? i am not falling for this one.

It's not something you can "fall for." It's a legit study that was published.

eisenberg0814 · October 2008

the_magic_number:
Ummm, I will not be telling DH this.

same here

vedahanks · October 2008

Doesn't sound right to me. Wouldn't the semen just get burned up in your stomach acid?

el25 · October 2008

Legit or not, right now I'm neither interested in sex or BJs. I am in the minority, but I would rather just wait it out. The thought of anything sexual now could make me cringe.

J&JSuiter070205 · October 2008

LOL!

I CAN say that BD'ing worked for us... I was exactly 39 weeks, we BD and I went into labor 30 minutes later!

Jb&Jb · October 2008

Not a chance.

Miss.Modular · October 2008

i REALLY need to know exactly which journal this was published in.

vedahanks · October 2008

It's mentioned here under Prostglandin or something like that:

https://www.birthsavvy.com/doula/notes/induce.htm

gatorhap · October 2008

JennyCraig:
Ewww I need to have at least 10 drinks in me before I can swallow LOL and since I'm pg, guess that isn't going to happen....LOL

Umm, me too. I'd rather be late...

Meg_Meg · October 2008

janineb:

just because a study was published doesn't make it legit. Lots of studies get published that are later refuted. I am also not buying this one, and DH does not need to know about it ;p.

as pp said, it is about softening the cervix, so how exactly does jizz get from my mouth through my entire intestinal system towards my cervix without getting dissolved and or broken up?

Um, if anything from your intestinal tract is going out of your vag... you have bigger issues than being overdue.