 Pregnancy coercion includes any behaviors intended to coerce or pressure a partner to become or not become pregnant.Pregnancy coercion involves various tactics, including verbal threats related to impregnation, coerced sex, refusal to use male-controlled contraception (i.e., condoms, withdrawal), interference with or pressure not to use female controlled contraception (i.e., hormonal methods), monitoring menstrual cycles or gynecological visits, pressure for or against female sterilization, and monitoring of ovulation.Threatened or completed physical violence may also be perpetrated against a partner to coerce them to become pregnant.