Can you get pregnant without penetration?

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Pregnancy Without Penetration

It is not impossible, but highly improbable. Even when ejaculation occurs inside the vagina, and even when the woman is ovulating, there is still, on average, only a 7% chance she will become pregnant. Obviously, some people are more fertile than others. Sperm cannot live in open air for long at all, so it would have to make enough contact with the vagina to make that long journey. It's a long, long shot, but not absolutely impossible.

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Yes, it can happen. Just because ther wasn't penetration doesn't stop the fact that some sperm could have got into the vagina. Sperm can live up to 4 hours. I don't know what the % is for getting pregnant this way, but it has happened.

• Even though it isn't the common factor, it is possible. Three months after not having my period I took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant. Why didn't I suspect sooner? I didn't think it was possible to get pregnant without penetration either. I was very wrong. I found out also after talking to several ladies I knew that three of them got pregnant the very same way and had to have a doctor explain to them how it was possible. Basically, the more lubricated the path to the egg, the more likely it is to happen. I'm 22 now with an almost three year old son and even though people think I'm lying at times, I really want people to understand this is more common than they believe. A child is always a blessing but an unexpected one can take away from the joy.

• Yes, like the previous post said if pre-cum got onto the vagina by I would also add more importantly if any ejaculate got onto the vagina. If you're not looking to get pregnant, always make sure that gate is closed or atleast well protected.

• Yes, you can get pregnant without penetration, I know because that's how I got pregnant, this is something that every young girl should know, it can be devastating, nobody believe you, they just think you're lying. After the doctor explained how it happened it was actually very simple to understand. When your a virgin the inside of the vagina is like a wed with a very small opening if any sperm gets into that opening your in big trouble.

• It can happen but its very unlikely. Lets say dry sex (with clothing on) no way you can get pregnant unless your having dry sex without clothes on the penis needs to come in contact with the vagina so basically if there is sperm by the opening it can swim up but its very unlikely.

• Whoever wrote the previous answer was completely misinformed, if sperm (pre-nut)gets on or near your vaginal opening you can get pregnant because it can still through your clothes if you keep rubbing, and it could get far enough get to your eggs

• The chances of pregnancy occuring in this situation are very very slim but there is a small possibility of pregnancy occuring if sperm comes into contact directly with your vagina. By this I mean there was no condom worn or any underwear on at the time the penis with sperm on, touched your vagina.

• Yes it is possible to become pregnant without penetration. If sperm comes into contact with the Vagina then pregnancy is possible but its very very rare and less than a 1% chance of this happening.

• Not bloody likely. If there was absolutely NO penetration and the man ejaculated outside the vagina, it's EXTREMELY UNLIKELY that any sperm could find their way to the end zone, even if some semen were accidentally deposited near the vulva, or outside part of the vagina.

• It is possible to become pregnant without penetration, however, sperm has to get into the vagina. It could be transferred from hands, clothes or bedclothes etc. So be very careful!!
• I have recently talked to my doctor, and he has informed me that getting pregnant without sexual intercourse is definitely possible. Similar to radiation from an incandescent light bulb, human sperm can be transferred through the air towards the egg. However, it is extremely rare, because the density of human sperm is 1435 kg/m^{^3} , while the density of air (the medium of which the human sperm must travel) is 1.2 kg/m^3. If you consider earth's atmosphere to be fluid-like, sperm is very dense relative to air, so it sinks to the bottom. Since it sinks to the bottom, it is very unlikely to radiate very far from the male.

• Here are some links you might want to check out:

http://www.coolnurse.com/birthcontrol.htm http://www.crisispregnancy.com/birth-mother/pregnancy-questions.html http://www.epigee.org/guide/medfaq.html

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