Question about Vulcans and Sex

[threeb_1973]

I apologize if this has been discussed before, but I am trying to separate canon from fanon when it comes to Vulcan mating habits.
My first question is whether Vulcans are capable of having sex outside of the seven-year pon farr cycle. The Original Series seems to contradict itself on the subject: in This Side of Paradise it is implied that

Comments

[naomiphoenix]

Spock had sex with Zarabeth in 'All our Yesterdays' and he was fertile becase he gave birth to their son.

Also in the movie, because of his acclerated growth it brought on his on Pon Farr early.

Vulcan males are fertile all the time and females are fertile 10-12 days a month, once they reach maturity, roughly about the same times as humans. The Pon Farr is an evolutionary throwback brought on by the low radition there sun emits every 7 years.

[cleojones]

Not an expert, but I think of it as being similar to the way the moon effects many animals here on earth.

A simple escalation of hormones and the like. That combined with their constant emotional suppression makes for Pon Farr, he mating urge.

I don't think is has anything to do with insuring they make babies or have sex. It is a simple biological and environmental function.

[bana05]

The novels aren't considered canon, however, so some people handwave this son (I haven't decided if I do or not). But I do agree Vulcans can get their mates (or nonmates) pregnant without needing to be in pon farr to do so.

[threeb_1973]

I had totally forgotten about Zarabeth, but wasn't he supposed to have regressed like 5,000 years to start behaving like pre-reform Vulcans or something?

[naomiphoenix]

Yes, the regression was supposed to be caused by the doorway they passed through.