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I haven't done a ton of research myself but it does seem logical that less pregnancy would result from rape less frequently than other intercourse. A woman's body need the right chemistry to support pregnancy. A stressed out woman is less likely to get pregnant. I don't know what else could cause stress more than rape.
Here is an article that supports this suggestion written by Dr. John C. Wilke, M.D.
http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/rape-pregnancies-are-rare-461
"Finally, factor in what is certainly one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and that's physical trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get and stay pregnant a woman's body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones. Hormone production is controlled by a part of the brain that is easily influenced by emotions. There's no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced by a woman than an assault rape. This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy. So what further percentage reduction in pregnancy will this cause? No one knows, but this factor certainly cuts this last figure by at least 50 percent and probably more. If we use the 50 percent figure, we have a final figure of 225 (or 370) women pregnant each year. These numbers closely match the 200 that have been documented in clinical studies."
Please read the whole article for more supporting data
Here is an article that supports this suggestion written by Dr. John C. Wilke, M.D.
http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/rape-pregnancies-are-rare-461
"Finally, factor in what is certainly one of the most important reasons why a rape victim rarely gets pregnant, and that's physical trauma. Every woman is aware that stress and emotional factors can alter her menstrual cycle. To get and stay pregnant a woman's body must produce a very sophisticated mix of hormones. Hormone production is controlled by a part of the brain that is easily influenced by emotions. There's no greater emotional trauma that can be experienced by a woman than an assault rape. This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy. So what further percentage reduction in pregnancy will this cause? No one knows, but this factor certainly cuts this last figure by at least 50 percent and probably more. If we use the 50 percent figure, we have a final figure of 225 (or 370) women pregnant each year. These numbers closely match the 200 that have been documented in clinical studies."
Please read the whole article for more supporting data
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Note to the rest of DCUM: This is what real problems look like.
I don't know.
1. Single mother (self inflicted)
2. lends car to ex con brother (self inflicted)
3. And unsurprisingly it all goes horribly wrong
Good luck OP!
I don't know OP's situation but may I remind you that not all single mom's are promiscuous. Their are other ways to become single mothers. And even if she is partially to blame for having a hard life judgement like this rarely helps anything.
If the ground is dry you can get away without having one. Also if you have a tent that comes with a ground cloth (separate piece of waterproof fabric that is shaped like the bottom of the tent) then you don't need one. The tarp or ground cloth also helps keep the bottom of the tent from ripping on anything on the ground. So if damp or not perfectly clear ground I would reccommend a tarp/ground cloth.