Question 1

can sperm go through underwear and impregnate a woman?

Accepted Answer

Not a condom: Remember, underwear is not a condom. And a also remember that sperm are built for speed.  If enough sperm get to where they want to be, then pregnancy is possible.

Question 2

sperm has to go through a process before being able to penetrate the egg?

Accepted Answer

Correct: Sperm need to prepare themselves for egg penetration by first undergoing the acrosome reaction (to expose the enzymes that will dissolve the egg shell covering the egg) and then capacitation, that allows them to actually penetrate the egg once the egg shell is traversed.

Question 3

could semen and sperm go through clothes?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Like ly to do no more than stain overlying clothes ; sperm would be unlikely to survive.

Question 4

can sperm travel through panty?

Accepted Answer

Only the best!: Very, very, very unlikely - but every now and then we have a Superhero who can do unbelievable things. If this is one of your sex partner's sperm, anything can happen!
If you really don't want to be pregnant, you need to be on the pill or equiv an also use condoms to guard against STDs.

Question 5

can sperm travel through a pad?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: I guess theoretically it could but many factors come into play( length of time since deposit of sperm, thickness of pad, direction of sperm placement on pad inside or outside) definitely not birth control.

Question 6

can sperm go through wet clothes?

Accepted Answer

Here are some ...: It's possible to slip through the micro-spaces between the fibers, but would be not viable enough to swim due to lacking nutritional support of semen for their living on. And the odd to conceive under such scenario should be almost zero. If worrying about pregnancy, do HPT soon after missing the regularly expected period and repeat it in 1 wk if the 1st is (-) and still in doubt. Ask Doc timely..

Question 7

can sperm go through an unbroken latex condom?

Accepted Answer

NO: If sperm could go though an unbroken condom they would not be very effective for contraception.
Condoms are designed to not only protect against pregnancy but also sexually-transmitted viral and bacterial infections and those microbes are much smaller than sperm.
That said, condoms don't work 100% of the time as sometimes they break and occasionally sperm leak out from the base.

Question 8

why sperm can't pass through fabric like jeans?

Accepted Answer

Size of sperm: Sperms have a definite size and a definite environmental milieu to survive.  Jeans and many other clothes have knit spacing that is tight and will not allow sperms to pass.  The environment in most cloth is hostile to the survival of sperm.  Nonetheless, cloth is not used as a birth preventative as it can gape, and wear , allowing some sperm to pass.

Question 9

why can't sperm pass through jeans and underwear?

Accepted Answer

: Sperm can pass through jeans and underwear. Use contraception!

Question 10

what happens if sperm can't get through the cervix?

Accepted Answer

Herpes progenitalis?: The busters on the penis which come and go are most likely due to Herpes genitalis unless proven otherwise. A simple blood test can provide the answer. Ask your doctor.

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