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I was curious if it is safe to have sex after you have lost your mucous plug when pregnant. Char Soria

Dear Char,
Thanks for the excellent question. As a quick review, the mucus plug is a thick accumulation of cervical secretions, which forms throughout pregnancy and blocks the cervix (opening to the uterus). During pregnancy, the mucus plug helps protect the developing fetus by deterring the passage of bacteria into the uterus. Thus, except for women with certain health conditions (such as risk of premature labor), clinicians generally consider sexual intercourse safe because the fetus is protected by the mucus plug. After you lose the mucus plug, however, or after the membranes rupture (your "water breaks"), the fetus becomes more vulnerable to infection. Therefore, it is not considered safe to have penile-vaginal intercourse (or any penetration in the vagina) after the mucus plug is released. There may be other sexual activities that you and your partner could do at this stage of pregnancy, such as light massage on the external genitals, touching, kissing, or others that do not involve vaginal penetration. Check with your clinician if you want to be sure, at any stage of pregnancy, what sexual activities would be considered safe for you, your partner, and your developing baby.

For more information on sexuality, pregnancy, and motherhood, you may wish to check out a wonderful book called "A Mother's Guide to Sex" by Anne Semans and Cathy Winks (Three Rivers Press, 2001).

Best of luck, Dr. Erika Pluhar

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September 19, 2006