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In country star Loretta Lynn's delightful memoir, "Still Woman Enough," she discloses that she didn't know that having babies was caused by having sex until after she was married and pregnant.

We hear you, Loretta. After a recent informal survey around the office, we found out that we had some pretty wacky sexual misconceptions growing up. So we asked our friends, co-workers, and Twitter buddies to tell us their most wrong-headed notions about "makin' time."

Below, check out our roundup of childhood sexual misconceptions, helpfully ranked on a scale of Sexual Confusion. And thank your lucky stars for public school and HBO, because if we hadn't eventually learned about sex, we'd all be pregnant, in prison, or incredibly frustrated by the search for the elusive navel G-spot.

Misconception: "I thought sex was naked people on top of each other groping and kissing, like in movies. In fifth grade, my brother told me the penis went INSIDE. I was horrified." -- Meg, 28
Sexual Confusion Index: 3 out 11 Andy Dicks



Misconception: "My babysitter told me you could get AIDS from crying." -- Laura, 32.
Sexual Confusion Index: 3.5 out of 6 Alexis Arquettes







Misconception: "Penis + bellybutton = baby. I used to think that was the only way to do it, but now I realize that's just my preferred method." -- Sarah, 25
Sexual Confusion Index: 2 out of 6 Anne Heches




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Misconception: "The boyfriend I had when I was 18 still thought that girls only had one 'hole.'" -- Gina, 23
Sexual Confusion Index: 4 out of 7 Lohans




Misconception: "I once asked my grandma, 'Why do they call it blow if you suck?'" -- Alexis, 24.
Sexual Confusion Index: 2 out of 11 Andy Dicks



Misconception: "I thought a girl got pregnant when a guy peed in her." -- Erin, 26.
Sexual Confusion Index: 3 out of 6 Alexis Arquettes



Misconception: "I had no concept of a penis. I thought men had three balls and that's it. I'm glad I was wrong." -- Diana, 24.
Sexual Confusion Index: 5 out of 6 Anne Heches




Misconception: "My parents gave me the 'Where Did I Come From?' book when I was really young. So from the illustrations I thought babies were made by two hippies." -- Maggie, 28
Sexual Confusion Index: 2 out of 7 Lohans





Misconception: "I used to think that sex was for two people who really loved each other." -- Molly, 23
Sexual Confusion Index: 7 out of 7 Andy Dicks




Misconception: "I knew that sperm and eggs made babies. But, my parents neglected to mention these things came from people. For several years I thought that you could pick up eggs and sperm and go home and make yourself a baby. Kinda like pancakes." -- Ben, 26
Sexual Confusion Index: 5 out of 6 Alexis Arquettes



Misconception: "Two words: vagina dentata." - Tom, 29
Sexual Confusion Index: 4 out of 5 Anne Heches





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