Sex during pregnancy is sort of a wild card. It may feel liberating no need to worry about birth control! Or it may be the last thing on your mind if you're dealing with morning sickness or any other physical discomforts of early pregnancy. Maybe it's both. Wherever you are on this grand adventure, here's what you need to know to have fun and stay safe. In most cases, yes! Don't worry: Your baby is protected by your uterus and a layer of muscles, and is safely cushioned by the surrounding amniotic fluid.

Alison really enjoys having sex during her period. Not only is she "definitely hornier" at that point in her cycle, the year-old from Brisbane doesn't see why she should miss out. Georgia Grace, a certified sex coach, says the stigma around period sex exists because it's "two taboos coming together". It's not for everyone — and that's OK. Cultural reasons, for example, can influence someone's lack of desire for period sex.

Sexual objectification is the act of treating a person solely as an object of sexual desire. Objectification more broadly means treating a person as a commodity or an object without regard to their personality or dignity. Objectification is most commonly examined at the level of a society, but can also refer to the behavior of individuals and is a type of dehumanization.