Just shut the fuck up already, mvscal...
http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(96)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We attempted to determine the national rape-related pregnancy rate and provide descriptive characteristics of pregnancies that result from rape. STUDY DESIGN: A national probability sample of 4008 adult American women took part in a 3-year longitudinal survey that assessed the prevalence and incidence of rape and related physical and mental health outcomes. RESULTS: The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year. Only 11.7% of these victims received immediate medical attention after the assault, and 47.1% received no medical attention related to the rape. A total 32.4% of these victims did not discover they were pregnant until they had already entered the second trimester; 32.2% opted to keep the infant whereas 50% underwent abortion and 5.9% placed the infant for adoption; an additional 11.8% had spontaneous abortion. CONCLUSIONS: Rape-related pregnancy occurs with significant frequency. It is a cause of many unwanted pregnancies and is closely linked with family and domestic violence. As we address the epidemic of unintended pregnancies in the United States, greater attention and effort should be aimed at preventing and identifying unwanted pregnancies that result from sexual victimization. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;175:320-5.)
...because the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology says that 32,000 pregnancies each year in this country resulting from rape conclusively indicate that no, it's not unusual at all.
"CAN stress have an effect on your fertility?"
Jesus Christ! Why yes, it can! It can also cause migraines, hair loss, bleeding ulcers, and the Boston Red Sox!
Just come out and say it: Rape is bad (
any type of forcible rape), rape causes unwanted pregnancies, and a woman ought not to have to carry such a pregnancy to term. Repeat those words. Feel the cleansing.
Seriously, it won't hurt you in the least.