Q : Can a pregnant woman masturbate? It is customary in our culture for the pregnant woman to stay away from the husband from about 5 th month onwards and live at her “parents” place till delivery. I am in my 7 th month and live in such a situation. Being a recently married woman, frequently I feel the urge to have sex, but do not have the opportunity given the above circumstances. I was in the habit of self-pleasuring and had been orgasmic through masturbation in the past. Could I go back to it to relieve myself of the sexual tension, without risking my baby's health?

-Hyderabad