SEX BY THE TRIMESTERS

Professor Gerhard Theron, head of the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at Stellenbosch University (Tygerberg Hospital), and Dr Marelize Swart, psychologist and sex therapist, guide you through the physical and emotional aspects of sex during pregnancy.

FIRST TRIMESTER

IS SEX SAFE?

PROF. GERHARD THERON (GT):

Yes, except when there’s the threat of miscarriage.

ARE THERE ANY PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH SEX?

GT: None, other than the possibility of feeling tired, nauseous or tender breasts.

WHICH POSITIONS