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A 36-year-old male asked:
Can sperm from precum swim across buttocks or lower abdomen area into vagina and cause pregnancy?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Wouldn't think so. Sperm are designed to function well in the protected environment of the inner female genital tract. When exposed to the drying effects of air/ outside skin they burn up the meager energy supplies they have & die. I would not expect the situation cited to produce anything.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
While you are not at risk of pregnancy from this episode, your behavior is putting you at risk of pregnancy and STDS. Visit this site for guidance on safe sex: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/safer-sex-guidelines
Get HPV vaccine
Use contraceptive all the time, every time.
Wish you good health!
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Answered Jun 04, 2021
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A 33-year-old female asked:
You say sperm should be inside vagina to cause pregnancy so if it was outside vagina and not inside will it travel for its own to inside and cause pregnancy or it should be deposited inside ?
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
No, sperms can't get inside the vagina from perivulvar area. You are safe, take care.
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Answered Feb 03, 2023
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