Want to get pregnant? There’s more to it than you think

Jul 9, 2026 · 26 min

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0:00This is Ira Glass.

0:01On This American Life, we tell stories about when things change.

0:04Like for this guy, David, whose entire life took a sharp, unexpected, and very unpleasant turn.

0:10And it did take me a while to realize that it's basically because the monkey pressed the button.

0:15That's right.

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0:24It's so interesting to me how we think about pregnancy and sex.

0:27Like, if you don't want to get pregnant, it feels like it could happen so easily.

0:32Basically, if you let your guard down at all.

0:35Yeah.

0:35As a woman, especially, like my whole life, you know, I'm thinking about that very first sex ed class that I think was like in seventh grade.

0:43The messaging was like, it is so easy to get pregnant, no matter how careful you are, no matter how much protection you use, you know, if someone just looks at you a little too long or whatever.

0:55Yeah, or you're like in a hot tub with a boy.

0:58Yeah.

0:59But yeah, then for a lot of women, when the switch flips and they're actually ready to get pregnant, it doesn't happen right away.

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