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Great Site. I actually should have registered on a site like this about a year ago. I became sexual active around that time, and since then i've had a few close calls/questions. My question is about condom slippage/breakage, and the risk of pre-cum.
My girlfriend and I were having sex last night(which we've done about 10-20 times before) and suddenly something felt different. I reached down and noticed the condom wasn't on my penis anymore. I pulled out, got up and turned the light on. She asked what was wrong and i told her. We looked on the bed but found nothing, then i slid my fingers inside of her and very deep within her vagina i felt it. I pulled it out and we stopped and talked for a moment. We were both worried, especially me. We've had one other condom complication about six months ago. That time she went to an emergeny birth control place and got the morning after pill. This time, however, i had not ejaculated and had only been in and out of her a few times with out it on before i noticed. The pre-cum is obviously my biggest concern. I'm not sure if i had urinated before my last ejaculation. We have both only been with eachother, and STD's are not a concern. Pregnancy, something i've worried about before, is again on my mind. Do you think going to an EBC clinic is necessary? We've talked since then and she believes things will be okay, but i'm just not sure. Thanks.
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by Brian Zamboni: (01/05/2006)
To prevent condoms from slipping off during penile-vaginal sex, it helpful to occasionally put your hand at the base of your penis and make sure that the condom is still secure. It is also helpful to make sure that you have the right sized condom. Larger condoms tend to fall off a penis more easily. Finally, make sure you have the right amount of lubrication. When there is too much lubrication, condoms are more likely to fall off. This may help prevent the kind of problem you are describing.
Pre-cum can contain viable sperm. Thus, it is technically possible to become pregnant (or contract a sexually transmitted infection) via pre-cum. Accordingly, if pre-cum is deposited anywhere in the vagina, it is technically possible to become pregnant. When a condom falls off and remains in a woman's vagina, it is nearly impossible to know how much, if any, pre-cum or semen has been deposited into the vagina.
Obviously, the volume of sperm in pre-cum is lower than in a full ejaculation. Unfortunately, there are no available statistics on the likelihood of pregnancy via precum, meaning there is no way to predict or guarantee prenancy versus no pregnancy in this case. Therefore, it is important to consider one's options in this situation. If your partner did not use emergency birth control in this situation, she might consider monitoring her body until she is certain that the incident did not result in a pregnancy.Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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