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A 19-year-old female asked:
I touch semen by my hand then i wipe it with tissue , i wash my hand with soap and water then around 30 min later i touch my vagina is there risk preg?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Pregnancy unlikely: Dried stuff on one's hands won't start a pregnancy. Washed hands won't start a pregnancy, with or without soap. Wet semen (as in fresh semen) inside a vagina can start a pregnancy... so that is the thing to prevent. If worried, a home urine pregnancy test is very reliable by 3 weeks after sex, or 1 week after missing a normal regular period, or after starting a "weird" period.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
If i washed my hands having sperm with soap & water(both fresh cold & hot) for like 6 mins & then used a mug to wash the toilet seat with same, can someone get pregnant if they use the mug & accidentally touch their vagina after 7 mins i cleaned up?
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No: Pregnancy is not possible in above circumstances. Contraception remains otherwise key in avoiding undesired pregnancy and associated anxiety.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
If a girl gets semen on her hands, washes them with warm water and soap, dried them, and waited roughly 10 minutes and then touched around but not inside her vagina opening, what are the chances she could get pregnant?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Pregnancy concerns: This is a very low risk scenario for pregnancy.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Gave blowjob to BF.he ejaculated, rinsed his hands with soap.I dint wash hand after blowjob&touched his hands.He fingered my vagina. Can Iget pregnant?
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Pregnancy unlikely: Dried stuff on one's hands won't start a pregnancy. Washed hands won't start a pregnancy, with or without soap. Wet semen can start a pregnancy... so ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Is it possible to get pregnant if my hand contained sperm, and I wash my hand immediately with water but no soap, and few minutes later I pee and wipe my finger to vagina? I afraid the sperm cells still there?
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
Unless you have actual intercourse there are no worries.
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Answered Mar 15, 2023
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A 23-year-old male asked:
I was with my girlfriend and I had some semen on my hand I washed it off with soap and I waited for 10mins then I touched her clitoris using a thin clothe..shes a virgin I didn't send my finger inside her vagina can she get pregnant?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
The sperm need moisture and relatively quick access to the inside of a woman's' genitals to function well enough to do the deed. From what you describ... Read More
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Reviewed Mar 31, 2023
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