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NHS - 8 out of 10 people under 40 will get pregnant within a year...

118 replies

Wickstead · 08/02/2021 20:49

If they have sex without contraception regularly.

Bet they won’t....

FFS.

NHS - 8 out of 10 people under 40 will get pregnant within a year...
OP posts:
Barracker · 08/02/2021 21:07

JFC

I'm living out a Fawlty Towers sketch.
Don't mention the..........sex

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Wickstead · 08/02/2021 21:07

@legalseagull

I imagine they're including the men as 50% of the people trying for a baby. Like when couples say "we're expecting in June". Speaking in the singular.
I don’t know which is worse. Both imply men can get pregnant.
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NecessaryScene1 · 08/02/2021 21:07

Well, not 8 out of 10 men, but for 8 out of 10 people to do it, assuming all 5 women in the 10 manage it, 3 men still have to, so that would be at least 6 out of 10 men.

NancyDrawed · 08/02/2021 21:06

You can give feedback on the page (via the 'contact us' link lower down which I will try to do tomorrow.

It was last reviewed 2nd December 2020, I wonder whether the wording was accurate before then?

legalseagull · 08/02/2021 21:06

I imagine they're including the men as 50% of the people trying for a baby. Like when couples say "we're expecting in June". Speaking in the singular.

Mumofgirlswholiketoplaywithmud · 08/02/2021 21:03

Do they mean 8 out of 10 women get pregnant? Or 8 out of a group of a mix of 50:50 men and women? So... All 5 women and 3 of the men?

Whatwouldscullydo · 08/02/2021 21:03
Hmm

Its meaningless isn't it.

Nightmanagerfan · 08/02/2021 21:01

Oh I get it now. The OP wasn’t clear. I agree this is awful - why can’t we just say women. We’re being erased from so many female only situations.

Hamsterfan · 08/02/2021 21:01

At least it acknowledges that a sperm and an egg are required rather than thinking sparkly unicorn s**t and whatever other gamete the seventieth gender produces are what’s needed

ViperAtTheGatesOfDawn · 08/02/2021 21:00
Grin
titchy · 08/02/2021 20:57

@Nightmanagerfan

What’s your point( why do you think this isn’t accurate? Many people get pregnant easily
Because 'people' includes men. Do you really think 8 out of 10 men will get pregnant within a year?
SomersetHamlyn · 08/02/2021 20:56

Oh I see. That's the issue? I couldn't understand on what basis you were disagreeing with the statistics (which are presumably evidence-based).

terfinginthevoid · 08/02/2021 20:56

I think you’ll find that men never get pregnant, no matter how often they have sex.

Precipice · 08/02/2021 20:55

The point is that 5 out of 10 people will never be able to get pregnant however much unprotected sex they have, because 5 out of 10 people are male.

ellenpartridge · 08/02/2021 20:54

Nightmanager it's because it may be true for 8/10 women but certainly not 8/10 people...

LApprentiSorcier · 08/02/2021 20:54

Nightmanagerfan I think it's the word 'people' the OP is taking issue with.

Nightmanagerfan · 08/02/2021 20:53

What’s your point( why do you think this isn’t accurate? Many people get pregnant easily

redcandlelight · 08/02/2021 20:51

so 8 out of 20 people, really...

but ffs, this is ridiculous

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