Hey, folks. Some reviewers suggested some additions, so here you go.
Some other myths to bust:
- Deeper isn't always better. The G spot, if it exists, really isn't that far in. There's no need for the guy to bury himself as far as he can because most of the nerve endings in the vagina are towards the entrance. She'll feel him further back, but it's more pressure than pleasure.
- Most guys can't boast 11 inches. The average length is somewhere around 5.5 and 6.5 inches. That's more than enough to get the job done. The average vagina, when unaroused, is only about 3-4 inches deep. It'll lengthen when aroused to accommodate whatever is being inserted, but having the cervix (the opening from the vagina to the uterus) bumped around by an unusually large object can hurt like the dickens because it can cause cramping in the uterus.
- As another reviewer helpfully pointed out, a girl can't get pregnant every time she has sex... Weeelll...actually that's a bit disputed. The menstrual cycle is about 28-ish days long, counting from the first day of menstrual period to the day before the next. There are a limited number of days during the cycle when pregnancy is possible, although some experts will argue that a girl can get technically get pregnant at any point during that cycle, even during menstruation (it's just that some days, the chances of pregnancy are significantly reduced, and pregnancy resulting from having sex during one of those "less fertile" days may be a fluke, a result of irregularities in the cycle). The likelihood of actually becoming pregnant, though, is dramatically increased if you have intercourse in the three days leading up to and including ovulation, about two weeks before the next period. (Disclaimer: Do not attempt to use the rhythm method—that is, not having sex before and during the days you are more fertile—as a reliable form of birth control. It only works for women whose cycles are regular and who are really careful about when they have sex. You can easily wind up pregnant.)
- You can't test positive on a pregnancy test the very next day after you Do It. Pregnancy tests measure for the hCG hormone. These hormone levels do not suddenly spike at the moment of fertilization because the zygote still has to travel down to the uterus and implant. So unless Ally's hormones are out of whack for reasons not related to pregnancy, she shouldn't be testing positive the very next morning. She shouldn't even begin suspecting enough to take a pregnancy test until a few weeks later, when she misses a period.
- "Morning sickness" is a misnomer. For the first six weeks, nausea and vomiting can occur at any time of day or night. If Ally's throwing up in the mornings only, she's one lucky duck.
- A vagina is a vagina. A womb is a womb. The two are not interchangeable. The womb (uterus) is the chamber in which a fetus is supposed to grow, separated from the vaginal canal by the cervix. So please stop writing about Austin burying himself in Ally's womb. It's physically impossible.
Hope that cleared some stuff up for you folks. I'm not nitpicking or insisting that those of you who have written M-rated fics in the past go back and fix your stories to comply with the modern scientific understanding of human sexuality. You can choose to take it or leave it. Please don't be offended or feel that I'm criticizing your writing. I just thought I'd clear up some common misconceptions in case anyone was curious but too embarrassed to ask and so that people don't go into their first time with unrealistic expectations.