Pregnancy from precum

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During sex without a condom or another barrier method, liquid from the penis can enter the vagina before ejaculation. Semen can leak into this “precum,” which means it can lead to pregnancy.

This article refers to sex that could lead to pregnancy. For people having this sex, pregnancy is always a possibility, regardless of the methods of contraception that they use.

Before ejaculating, the penis releases fluid, which people may call precum. This release is involuntary, and it can help with lubrication.Precum does not usually contain semen, but some semen can leak into it. This means that it is possible to become pregnant if precum enters the vagina.Below, we describe the likelihood of pregnancy due to precum in different scenarios and the next steps a person could take. Is it possible to get pregnant from precum? Ashley Armitage/Refinery29/Getty Images Yes, it is possible to get pregnant from pre-ejaculate fluid, or precum. This fluid is mostly a lubricant, but it can also transport sperm from the penis to the vagina.Releasing precum is not voluntary, so a person cannot stop or control it, even if they can control when they ejaculate. When precum enters the vagina, most people do not notice.In terms of the likelihood that precum contains sperm — a small, older study found that a significant number of participants had motile sperm in the samples they provided. “Motile” means that the sperm could move in a way that could lead to fertilization .Eleven of the 27 participants had sperm in their pre-ejaculate fluid, and in 10 participants, a significant number of these sperm were motile.However, a 2016 study found that only 16.7% of healthy males had motile sperm in their pre-ejaculate fluid.Pregnancy is more likely to occur: around the time of ovulation if a person is not using a reliable method of birth control if they use a reliable method imperfectly, which can easily happen Likelihood of pregnancy by situation The following table shows how likely pregnancy is […]

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