# Short period of parental sexual contact prior to pregnancy increases offspring risk of schizophrenia

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**Created:** [April 23, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/short-period-of-parental-sexual-contact-prior-to-pregnancy-increases-offspring-risk-of-schizophrenia/2310 "2019-04-23T19:20:07Z")\
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> **[Short period of parental sexual contact prior to pregnancy increases...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190423133653.htm)**
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> Children may be at a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia when their parents were in sexual contact for less than three years before conceiving them, according to new research.

  
Children may be at a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia when their parents were in sexual contact for less than three years before conceiving them, according to new research.