Childless couple told to try sex

[ps1074]

A German couple who went to a fertility clinic after eight years of marriage have found out why they are still childless - they weren't having sex.

The University Clinic of Lubek said they had never heard of a case like it after examining the couple who went to see them last month for fertility tests.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_957945.html

[SmileyBoy]

1. Hmmm... Sex... Ya know, that JUST might be crazy enough to work!!!

C'mon honey, let's try it!!!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. "We are not talking retarded people here"

A clinic spokesman said: "When we asked them how often they had had sex, they looked blank, and said: "What do you mean?".

"We are not talking retarded people here, but a couple who were brought up in a religious environment who were simply unaware, after eight years of marriage, of the physical requirements necessary to procreate."

The 30-year-old wife and her 36-year-old husband are now being given sex therapy lessons while the university clinic undertakes a study to try to find out if there are more couples with a similar lack of sex education.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_957945.html

[7th_Sephiroth]

7. thats the whole point of the fundies

to get people to stop breeding

[Kellanved]

3. well

This must be one of the most posted articles on DU, certainly in the Lounge.

Anyway, this has zero echo in Germany. Considering Ananova's somewhat less than stellar reputation, I doubt that this based on a true incident.

[Don_G]

4. Ananova Wasn't The Only Source

And given the level of intellegence demonstrated by the local "Fundies" here, I believe the story.

[Kellanved]

5. as I've said: strange

It is not easy to remain ignorant in Germany: just turning on the TV past midnight leaves little to imagination.
And Ananova seems to be the only source: the Sun cites news24, news24 cites Ananova.

No centest on the "Fundies" part though.


:shrug:

[Don_G]

6. The Bible

Can't be considered a training manual for everything. Some things "just" require a native intellegence to figure out.

Look at our pResident for example....