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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 67 points 2 days ago (7 children)

People praise the female reproductive system as miraculous because it can make a baby in only 9 months. Like that's neat and all, but my reproductive system can make a baby in approximately 13 seconds, so I don't see what all the fuss is about.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Human gestation is 10 months

"Full term" pregnancy is ~40w from last menstrual period, or ~38w from conception. There are ~4.345 weeks/month, putting full term at ~8.75 to ~9.2 months. Note the 9.2 months includes ~2 weeks before fertilization.

(Not sure if I'm being whooshed or not...)

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