Rape More Likely To Result In Pregnancy Than Consensual Sex?

Risk Of Pregnancy From Rape Research indicates that an estimated 32,101 US women fall pregnant as the result of rape each year. Women of reproductive age who are actually trying to conceive have a 3.1% 3.1% chance of getting pregnant on any given cycle day when the chances of conception are averaged out over the whole menstrual cycle. Women who were raped, meanwhile, were shown to have a 6.42 percent risk of getting pregnant following a single rape incident, a figure that rises to 8 percent when adjusted for contraceptive use. 6.4% "Rapists do not wait to be chosen, rapists choose." All men are suspected to have the subconscious ability to pick up on subtle signs of fertility in women. Around the time of ovulation, research shows, women: Have slightly more symmetrical bodies Have a "sexier" gait Have slightly paler skin Have a more high pitched-voice Are more likely to wear revealing clothing Engage in flirtatious behavior Rapists, who aren't thwarted by lack of consent, may pick up on these subtle signals and strike the most fertile women. Not only don't women have magical abilities to shut down their reproductive systems when raped, as claimed by former Republican Congressman Todd Akin, but biology may leave them more vulnerable to attack during their most fertile days. SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE. SHARE THE INFOGRAPH. SteadyHealth.com ASK, SHARE, CONTRIBUTE. ONLINE HEALTH-RELATED COMMUNITY.