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Previous Volume 333:1563-1565 December 7, 1995 Number 23 Next

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The optimal timing of sexual intercourse in relation to the day of ovulation in order for pregnancy to result is a topic of broad interest. Of obvious relevance to fecundability, on the one hand, and contraception, on the other, the timing of intercourse also bears on the possibility of altering the sex ratio among infants and on the pathogenesis of chromosomal abnormalities. Unfortunately, the evidence has been contradictory because of the inadequacy of methods for detecting ovulation, estimating the timing of conception, diagnosing early pregnancy, and assessing outcomes. The study reported on by Wilcox et al. in this issue of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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