sexual intercourse
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The WHO defines infertility as a disease of the male or female reproductive system that is defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2023
It can cause severe pain during periods, sexual intercourse and bowel movements, as well as pelvic pain, abdominal bloating, nausea and fatigue.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023
In August, the police charged Bruce Lehrmann, then 26, with one count of sexual intercourse without consent in the Higgins case.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022
“Today, a woman who wants to be a mother doesn’t need to be married. She doesn’t even need to have sexual intercourse to become a mother,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021
The custom of refraining from sexual intercourse before expeditions of war and hunting, and other serious concerns involving great muscular and mental strain, whatever the motives assigned, is a sagacious method of economizing energy.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock
