104th time lucky

After studying 3,000 women, experts say it would take an average of 104 sexual encounters before the woman finally became pregnant. This would average out to four encounters per week for six months.

The study also found that one in ten women are so eager to get pregnant they have called their partner home from work when they knew they were ovulating.

Despite this, 70 per cent of those polled said they wanted their baby to be conceived during a loving and spontaneous session, rather than a ‘sex on demand’ approach.

Patience is the key for couples wishing to start a family.