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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Very, very unlikely: If you washed your thoroughly, a number of times even, that should be sufficient to prevent a pregnancy.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Check a test: Pregnancy seems highly unlikely but you can always check a test. If you think you might be pregnant check then check a home pregnancy test. They are c ... Read More
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
Yes: A good washing with water will do just fine in rinsing away sperm. Soap is optional, and using soap once is ok too.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ankush Bansal answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes : Washing with soap and water and drying will wash all of it off. This is especially important to reduce the risk of infection.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Here are some ...: Likely they are all dead within minutes due to sperm's fastidious requirement for survival. But, there has been no known clinical study to specificall ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Eventually: Sperm don't last long outside the warm moist environment of the male &female genital tract. When they dry out, they are no linger effective. When ... Read More
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Matt Wachsman answered
36 years experience Internal Medicine
Very unlikely: the number of sperm would be extremely small. Fertility rate plummets with lowering sperm count (from fertility studies). So, about zero risk.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sperm plus egg: If sperm is deposited in the vagina around the time of ovulation then pregnancy is possible. Vaginal intercourse is the most efficient way to do this. ... Read More
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Here are some...: This question sounds familiar due to its being repeatedly posted; is it from you? But, the described scenario should still pose an almost zero odd to ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
No: It requires more than that to impregnate a woman.
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