Is Pregnancy Possible Despite Taking Oral Contraceptives?

Posted on Fri, 6 Feb 2015

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Question : Hello.. Last night I went for a shower straight after my dad. He was in there for a while. I was heading out so went in straight after him. I washed my body. I didn't touch my vagina at all but I used water from the shower head to clean it and shaved my legs and vagina with a razor in the shower that my dad may have touched? Then I had this completely irrational thought, could I become pregnant from showering after my dad was in there? What if he had masturbated or something?? And somehow some leftover sperm swam into my vagina because of the water pressure or came off the razor when I was shaving my vagina and entered my vaginal passage. My mum told me my Dad had a vasectomy 24 years ago and I'm on the pill but I still can't get this irrational thought out of my head. Is this impossible or is there a slight chance????

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There isn't chance

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query

There is no chance of getting pregnant.
To conceive a baby there are some conditions :
Have penetrative intercourse
Being on your fertile days
Hence you haven't chances to be pregnant, especially while your father have had vasectomy and you are on birth control.
Be calm because you have no chance, don't be paranoid.

All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (12 minutes later)

Thank you - so is it completely impossible??? I am just concerned because I'm currently having intercourse with a partner and if I was to become pregnant from this, I could deal with it but I am so worried that if I am in fact pregnant (which I know is unlikely on the pill anyway) how do I know if it's a pregnancy from the intercourse or showering after my dad?? If by some chance I am pregnant would it definitely 100% be from the intercourse I'm having????

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it will be from intercourse

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear again.
Don't be paranoid, there is no chance to conceive in that way.
If you will be pregnant It is surely 100 percent that it would be from your partner.

Best regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (1 hour later)

I just can't help the paranoia about this situation. I keep telling myself there is a chance ...even if it's small there is still a chance there that I became pregnant from my dad after I showered straight after him. Do you agree?????

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You haven't chances to conceive from your daddy.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear again.

Be calm because you have no chances to be pregnant from your daddy, because.
Firstly, that is more important, you haven't had intercourse
Second, he is sterile
Third, you are on birth control.
Hence be sure 100 percent that you haven't chances.

Take a walk and think positive.
Regards Dr.Vjollca

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari