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Question:
Hello:

I am trying to find out the chances of getting a girl pregnant from dry humping. I have read many, many articles on this, yet none have really specified percentages, etc. In addition, answers vary from "A definite possibility" to "very remote." Let me describe the situation to you:

My girlfriend is on the pill to help reduce the severity of her periods and has been for a few years. She takes it regularly, without fail. We have never had sex, nor has my naked penis ever touched her naked vagina. We do, on occasion, have dry sex. Most of the time it is with me having underwear on and her having underwear and shorts on. There have been a few occasions where she has been naked, but I have never been naked.

When we dry hump, I never ejaculate at all. I have never ejaculated near her vagina or anywhere on her body. Thus, the most that ever could happen is that there might be some pre-ejaculate that comes out while we are dry humping. I check my underwear frequently, and have never seen this pre-ejaculate soak through.

However, let us assume that some of it did on one of the occasions that we dry humped without my girlfriend having underwear on. Keep in mind that I do not ever have much pre-ejaculate, and I am almost never erect when we dry hump. I am usually only 1/3rd erect at most, and again, I never have an orgasm. If I do have an orgasm, I am always far away from my girlfriend, and usually ejaculate in my underwear, then wash and change. Given this scenario, how likely are the chances that some pre-ejaculate soaked through my underwear and made its way into her vagina and would cause her to be pregnant? I would be most interested in the percentage chance of this happening.

Again, to review, my girlfriend is on the pill; I have never toucher her naked vagina with my naked penis; I have never had sex with her; I never ejaculate anywhere near her body, nor have I ever ejaculated when we have been dry humping; at least one layer of clothing is always worn, usually more than one.

Any help would be appreciated, as I have seen wildly different answers on the many sites I have looked at. A medical answer would be the best. Thanks!

One more thing...let's suppose my girlfriend's birth control failed for some reason (worst case scenario) - how likely is it then, given all the same circumstances?

Thanks!


Answer:
by Rajendra Sathe:
(05/29/2004)
A girl can become pregnant only if the seminal fluid enters the vagina during the time she ovulates. The sperms swim through the uterus into the fallopian tubes to come in contact with the ovum. Also, it’s important that the ovum is receptive to the sperm so that fertilization can occur. In most women ovulation occurs on 12th or 13th day of the menstrual cycle. Hence, sexual activity on or around those days can result in pregnancy.

In practical terms, the chances of pregnancy in your case is zero. However, in nature, there are always exceptions to the rule and a single runaway sperm can result in pregnancy.

Therefore, theoritically there is a very very remote chance of a girl becoming pregnant due to the sexual activity you describe.

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