{"id":499,"date":"2022-08-21T20:19:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/sexual-health\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T10:50:46","slug":"sexual-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/sexual-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/08\/couple.jpg\" alt=\"A couple in their thirties carrying medical prescriptions\" class=\"wp-image-766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/08\/couple.jpg 452w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/maternity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/08\/couple-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot.nhs.uk\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lothian Sexual Health<\/a>\u00a0is our local service\u00a0 and they can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lothiansexualhealth.scot.nhs.uk\/Pregnancy\/PlanningAPregnancy\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">give you advice about sexual health when you are planning a pregnancy<\/a>. You can also speak to your GP or local practice nurse for further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top supplementary is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Menstrual Cycle and Peak Times to Conceive\u200b<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can increase your chances of getting pregnant by concentrating your sex life around the times when you are most fertile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk\/pregnancy\/getting-pregnant\/improving-your-chances-of-conception\/getting-the-timing-right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More information on peak times to get pregnant, from Health Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stopping Contraception<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The amount of time it takes to get pregnant after stopping contraception varies depending on what kind of contraception you are using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk\/pregnancy\/getting-pregnant\/improving-your-chances-of-conception\/when-to-stop-using-contraception\" target=\"_blank\">More information from Health Scotland on stopping contraception when you are ready to get pregnant.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk\/pregnancy\/getting-pregnant\/improving-your-chances-of-conception\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improving your chances of getting pregnant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk\/pregnancy\/getting-pregnant\/improving-your-chances-of-conception\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are lots of things that men and women can do to improve&nbsp;a woman&#8217;s chance of becoming pregnant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sexualhealthscotland.co.uk\/pregnancy\/getting-pregnant\/improving-your-chances-of-conception\" target=\"_blank\">More information from Health Scotland on increasing your chances of pregnancy.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lothian Sexual Health&nbsp;is our local service&nbsp; and they can&nbsp;give you advice about sexual health when you are planning a pregnancy. 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