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Can Precum Cause Pregnancy?
So about two weeks ago on the last day of my period me and my boyfriend almost had sex. He didnt ejaculate anything at all. the tip of him did go inside of me for about 2 seconds. He may or may not have had pre cum but his last ejaculation was about 5 days before this incident so from the research i've done there shouldnt be any sperm in the pre cum right? is there even a chance i could be pregnant?
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
Hallow Dear,
If any part of his penis has entered into your vagina, the chances of expulsion of precum into your vagina cannot be excluded. Precum do contain some sperms in it which are capable of swimming towards the ovum and cause pregnancy. So if your intercourse was in the fertile window, you have to take precaution by taking emergency contraceptive within 24 hours but not later than 72 hours after the sexual intercourse.
Egg release happens 14 days prior to next menses. Considering 24 hours' life of egg and 72 hours active sperms, a period of about one week around the day of egg release is considered as Fertile window.
If you miss the period, get the urine tested for pregnancy after 8-10 days of missed period. Before that, the test may give false negative results. Beta hCG tests are more sensitive and specific which can give you reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
If any part of his penis has entered into your vagina, the chances of expulsion of precum into your vagina cannot be excluded. Precum do contain some sperms in it which are capable of swimming towards the ovum and cause pregnancy. So if your intercourse was in the fertile window, you have to take precaution by taking emergency contraceptive within 24 hours but not later than 72 hours after the sexual intercourse.
Egg release happens 14 days prior to next menses. Considering 24 hours' life of egg and 72 hours active sperms, a period of about one week around the day of egg release is considered as Fertile window.
If you miss the period, get the urine tested for pregnancy after 8-10 days of missed period. Before that, the test may give false negative results. Beta hCG tests are more sensitive and specific which can give you reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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