Summer may have a sexy reputation, but the holiday season could boost your sex drive too.
People are most likely to conceive a child in December.
According to one study, that's when kids born in the US are most likely to be conceived — around 9% of American babies were conceived in December. One possible reason, as the study authors sexily put it: “Increased sexual activity associated with end-of-year holiday festivities has [...] been postulated.”
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But people also stockpile condoms before Christmas.
Another study shows that twice as many condoms are sold the week before Christmas than the week after. So at least some people are trying not to get pregnant around the holidays. Also, Christmas condoms exist (see above).
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The fewest conceptions happen in August.
But not necessarily because no one is having sex. Scientists think summer heat might hurt sperm, and that seasonal changes could affect female fertility too — the length of the day may have an impact on ovary function.
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People search for the most porn at Christmastime and in early summer.
A study found that Google searches for terms like "porn," "boobs," "xxx," "call girl," and "massage parlor" peaked in early summer and around the winter holidays. Google searches for "eHarmony" and "Match.com" also peaked around these times, suggesting that people were looking for love as well as sex, and that they did not understand how to work a web browser.
