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Help! could sperm deposited in a woman 2 days before her menses result to pregnancy?

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Dr. Seth Derman answered

Specializes in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Yes: Sperm can live for 3 days in the cervical mucus.

Answered 11/22/2013

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I and my bf having romance with thin clothes & too close to each other.can sperm penetrate via thin clothes .cloth were wetted bcz of spermatic fluid.also I was having that day last day of my menstrual cycle..so chance of pregnancy??

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Wipd vag with tissue it, had wet sperm on it, bled nxt day it was lighter, pregnancy tests negative includes blood test,dr says its periods, pregnant?

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I did unprotected sex in 10th June 2023 nd in July and August my periods came as follow a mensuration cycle nd my man is 100% sure he didn't left sperm inside the vagina but I don't know why m still worried about pregnancy?

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I want to ask about the chance of pregnancy with dry sperm on hand. I had dry humping with my partner (4 layers cloths)and touched his genital with hand. After 5mintues i touched my vulva but my hand was dry. The same day i got my periods also?

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Is it possible for a woman to become pregnant having been inseminated three days prior to a miscarriage? Can that sperm result in pregnancy?

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