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Like a virgin (mother): Claims of virgin births in U.S. near 1 percent (2013/12/27)

In the U.S. study "Like a virgin (mother)", 0.8% of pregnancies were reported by virgins and not related to use of assisted reproductive technology, and these women were more likely than other virgins to have signed chastity pledges, to endorse knowledge of birth control, and to have parents who endorsed items indicative of lower levels of communication about sex and birth.
In this large survey representative of the US population, around 0.5% of women consistently affirmed their status as virgins and yet reported virgin births.


 

According to the report in the Christmas edition of Britain's BMJ medical journal, although it was rare for dates of sexual initiation and pregnancy consistent with virgin pregnancy to be reported, it was more common among women who signed chastity pledges or whose parents indicated lower levels of communication with their children about sex and birth control.

The authors - whose prose is devoid of irony - say such scientifically impossible claims show researchers must use care in interpreting self-reported behavior.

Among humans the incidence of self reported dates of sexual debut and pregnancy consistent with virgin pregnancy was unknown.

The study used carefully designed questions and state of the art self interview technology known to enhance the candor of respondents but even with numerous enhancements and safeguards to optimize reporting accuracy, researchers still faced challenges in the collection and analysis of self reported data on potentially sensitive topics.

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Like a virgin (mother): analysis of data from a longitudinal, US population representative sample survey

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