Drinking Semen Can Make Women Get Pregnant Fast, Myth Or Fact?

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JAKARTA - Celebrity Kourtney Kardashian on an occasion some time ago claimed her doctor said drinking her husband Travis Barker's semen about four times a week would help her get pregnant soon. Is this suggestion correct?

Gynecologist and infertility specialist in New York Dr. Lucky Sekhon, and Dr. Los Angeles-based Anu Kathiresan said she didn't know why fertility doctors recommended drinking sperm as a way to affect fertility.

Sekhon, as quoted by ANTARA from Insider, Saturday, May 28, said there is no medical reason for a doctor's recommendation to support claims that drinking semen is beneficial for women to get pregnant soon.

"I think it's ridiculous and unreasonable, especially recommending a frequency of four times per week is absolutely ridiculous and based on nothing," he said.

According to him, the suggestion could come from the theory that the interaction of semen with gut bacteria would weaken a woman's immune response. Sperm contain antigens, or substances that the immune system can react to.

Some experts theorize a stronger immune reaction to sperm cells may be linked to miscarriage. However, very little research has been done on the topic and there is no evidence that introducing sperm into women's gut bacteria will have a positive effect on women.

Both Sekhon and Kathiresan agree that there is no research showing drinking semen leads to a greater chance of pregnancy. Kathiresan said the circulation of information like Kardashian's allows doctors to start a conversation about fertility and remove the stigma of the struggle to conceive.

Drinking sweetened water, although usually harmless, can sometimes transmit disease and cause allergic reactions, Sekhon said. She adds that the spread of misinformation about fertility can confuse people trying to conceive, as many of them are desperate for solutions