The Sexpert

It’s probably no secret by now. If there are no complications, you can still have sex at every stage of a pregnancy until the last few weeks and the myth of the fragile and untouchable pregnant woman is hopefully long gone. You don’t have to worry about an accidental pregnancy and the extra flowing hormones of pregnancy can result in a revitalization of passion. But there are precautions to keep in mind and rules of thumb that one must follow to stay safe.

Men are often worried about sex during pregnancy because they think they are going to hurt the baby. Don’t worry, men! The baby is protected by a thick plug

As a young child, I was bothered that so many people had birthdays around the same time as my own (September 20). At age 11, I found out that a baby takes nine months inside a tummy and counted back the months to my own conception. I was shocked to find out my parents probably had sex on Christmas day. In fact, I realized at that young age a lot of parents were having sex around the holiday season.

The holidays were never the same for me.

Now that I have matured, I realize that good sex is built upon the shoulders of shared intimacy.

Tensions run high over the holidays: the in-laws, the financial stress, the constant baking, distant relatives visiting or the kids being home from school. It’s enough to make people put their sex lives on hold until the New Year.

Medically, however, this can be a huge problem. Sex can be one of the most natural and effective ways to deal with stress, which can be a leading contributor to holiday illness. Only in America could we find a way to make time off even more difficult than time spent working.

"In other lives, dull though they might be, there was always the possibility something might happen. One chance event sometimes brought infinite turns of fortune, even a change of scene. But not for her. The future was a pitch-black corridor, with a closed door at the end."

The feminine hygiene aisle can seem like a perilous place, with so many different options and products that anyone shopping there can quickly become confused. Woe to the husband sent on a mission to find something specific then returns with the wrong thing. This is especially

Having a baby isn’t a given. One in six couples will have difficulty conceiving, and many will secretly wonder if they are alone...

Sexual spontaneity keeps things interesting, keeps things hot and makes every moment an exciting expectation about what will happen next. Doing the dishes, for example, can be a dance of seduction if you have the element of spontaneity built into the fabric of your relationship. This sounds like a scene that only happens in the movies, doesn't it?