Is it possible to get pregnant from sperm getting on the labia?

Hello, Anastasia.

Pregnancy in a woman occurs when a male sperm meets a female egg and fertilizes it. In this regard, it is more appropriate to assess the likelihood of pregnancy based on facts about the time of ovulation and the date of sexual intercourse. The fact is that a woman can have many sexual contacts, but not all of them can lead to conception, but only those that occurred on the day of ovulation, on the eve of it, or 2-3 days before this event. Also, the likelihood of pregnancy depends on the quality of the man's sperm, as well as the woman's health.

Types of male discharge

Discharge from the male genital organs during sex can be divided into those that precede ejaculation. These are called pre-ejaculate and seminal fluid or semen. There may also be pathological discharge. And they can talk about a systemic disease or be of an infectious nature.

Sex can be safe and fun

Conception and pregnancy are possible when a woman's egg is fertilized by male sperm. And this means that pregnancy can occur as a result of a man’s sperm entering a woman’s internal genital organs. Lubricant or pre-seminal fluid does not contain sperm, therefore, before ejaculation occurs, you can have sex without using contraceptive methods.

What is sperm?

Sperm is released from the male genital organs during orgasm and resembles the consistency of liquid jelly of a grayish-white color. In healthy men, it contains more than 40 million sperm. On average, male sexual intercourse lasts from 3 to 15 minutes. The release of sperm takes about 10 - 15 seconds and it completes sexual intercourse.

The sperm enters the egg

Statistics and research data

The likelihood of men getting pregnant from lubricant is confirmed by medical studies. According to statistics, with interrupted sexual intercourse, the risk of unexpected pregnancy is up to 75%. By comparison, protection with a condom reduces this probability to 96%.

That is, in every fifth couple using abortion, the woman became pregnant. The same results are obtained during petting if male lubricant gets on her genitals. The following factors matter:

• How regular is the menstrual cycle?
• does the woman keep track of her calendar (when are the most dangerous days).

Medical statistics even report cases where conception from lubrication occurred the day after menstruation.

Is it possible for a girl to get pregnant from a guy’s lubricant secreted with or without penetration?

If sex partners practice unprotected sex without a condom or contraceptives, then girls can avoid pregnancy by using the method of coitus interruptus. To put it another way, with this method, sexual intercourse is interrupted before the man ejaculates. Thus, sperm does not enter the vagina and pregnancy does not occur.

A girl must choose her method of contraception

When using interrupted coitus, there is also a possibility of conception. This happens because men interrupt the act after ejaculation. Some of them do not have time, some are too keen on sex, and some simply incorrectly determine the time of sperm release. As a result, girls end up with unwanted pregnancies.

When pregnancy is undesirable

Can pregnancy occur without penetration? Only if the girl has a man’s sperm on her external genitalia or underwear. The chances of getting pregnant in this case are very small, but they exist.

What is dangerous sexual intercourse

There are many options for “dangerous” sexual intercourse. There is simply unprotected sexual intercourse - just like that, passion overtook, and they came: “Sorry, I couldn’t restrain myself.” There is interrupted sexual intercourse, which has two options: dangerous and safe.

In a dangerous option, the penis is removed from the vagina at the moment of ejaculation or, as it seems to the man, a second before it, but often this is not the case. A man may not feel the first wave of ejaculation, and it remains in the vagina.

The safe version of coitus interruptus implies that after removing the penis, some time and appropriate actions are still required for the ejaculation process to begin. In addition, if a second sexual intercourse is planned, the man needs to urinate after the first ejaculation: if he does not do this, active sperm may be released throughout the next sexual intercourse.

There is an opinion that sperm may be contained in the lubricant released from the penis during sexual intercourse, but even if this could be (I could not find scientific data on this matter), then their quantity will clearly not be enough to fertilize the egg, since quite a lot of sperm die in the aggressive environment of the vagina, cervix and uterus itself on the way to the fallopian tube, where the egg awaits them.

Error in using a condom. Most often, a condom breaks or falls off because it was not put on correctly. It is important to squeeze the sperm receptacle (the small pocket at the very top) with your fingers (or lips, if you have experience) at the very beginning so that no air remains in it. In this case, the condom will completely encircle the penis, will not stretch and, accordingly, tear or slip off.

The condom itself should be rolled out to the very base of the penis, and not to half its length. And, of course, you need to select the product according to size and quality. If you find that the condom has come off or torn, and there is sperm in it, this situation can be equated to sperm getting into the vagina.

The entry of sperm onto the external genitalia (during interrupted sexual intercourse or from a torn condom) can also potentially be equated to the entry of sperm into the vagina, since the “flowing” of a small portion of sperm, taking into account the anatomical features of the female genital organs, cannot be fully controlled.

It is quite difficult to assess the situation in terms of the potential danger of pregnancy if we are talking about sperm falling on the hands and then using these hands to stimulate the external genitalia and insert them into the vagina. Let me remind you that more than one sperm is needed to fertilize an egg, and quite a large part of the sperm that enter the vagina dies in it.

In other words, the amount of sperm caught matters. Since you cannot reliably estimate how much sperm was on your hands or the hands of your partner, all such situations should be considered potentially dangerous, regardless of what the “affected area” of the sperm was on your body parts.

From whom will the child be born?

Often I have to sort out situations that arise among rather loving women. I am asked the following question: if I had sexual intercourse with one man on the 12th day of the cycle, and with another on the 15th, then if I get pregnant, then from whom will this pregnancy most likely occur? Alas, it is impossible to determine this: sperm can live for several days, and in different men they can vary quite significantly in activity, so such a “sperm mix” cannot be investigated at the initial stage. Only a genetic examination to establish paternity, which can be carried out after the birth of the child, will bring final clarity.

The couple selects a suitable method individually. It is important to take into account the health status and habits of your partners.

Many couples practice a method of contraception called coitus interruptus. That is, sexual intercourse takes place without special means of protection, but immediately before ejaculation, the man removes the penis, and the sperm thus does not enter the vagina. This method can sometimes serve couples for many years.

Until one day an unexpected pregnancy occurs. Lubricant does not increase the risk of pregnancy as much as sperm entering the vagina. However, there is a risk. Repeated acts are especially dangerous. During the first contact, sperm remains in the man’s canal, which are released along with lubricant upon repeated contact. However, ordinary hygiene procedures will not help get rid of sperm residues.

There are many contraceptive methods that can be selected based on individual preferences.

Condom. Provides a high degree of protection. The downside is a decrease in sensitivity during sexual intercourse in men, which is why many men do not like it.

Using a spiral. A special device that is inserted into a woman’s uterus lasts from 3 to 5 years. The downside is that in some cases it causes uterine bleeding due to unsuccessful installation or individual characteristics.

Barrier contraception, or female condom. Another name is the vaginal diaphragm. A device that provides good protection against unwanted pregnancy. Selected by a gynecologist, it is a rubber or latex cap placed on the cervix.

The disadvantages are inconvenient use, allergic reactions. You can try other ways to protect against pregnancy, the main thing is to take care of each other’s physical health and the woman’s psychological comfort.

It is worth saying a few words about the danger this method of contraception can pose for both partners.

• High risk of conception.
• Not very high quality sex.

• The emergence of various neurotic disorders.
• The level of potency as a result of constantly interrupted sexual intercourse can be significantly reduced.
• This can lead to dysfunction of various internal organs.
• Ultimately, a man may experience premature ejaculation.

In a state of excitement, it is very difficult for a man to accurately grasp the moment when exactly he needs to remove the penis. Not every man has such iron patience and self-control. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that a man has to force himself to ejaculate while already outside the vagina. This is contrary to the laws of nature. As a result, a man inevitably experiences psychological discomfort.

• As a result of the constant fear that a man is about to ejaculate, a woman cannot completely relax during sexual intercourse, which means that achieving orgasm is in question.
• Due to fears of becoming pregnant, a woman's arousal fades, which may result in increased friction and discomfort.

You should not rely on the experience of others; you need to carefully monitor your health, trust your partner and resolve any issues that arise with your doctor.

What method of contraception do you use?

What is the likelihood of getting pregnant from male lubricant?

In practice, pregnancy from male lubricant or from lubricant that is released before ejaculation occurs is zero. And only if there are sperm left in the man’s urethra from a previous ejaculation, there is such a risk, although minimal. Therefore, when having repeated sexual intercourse, it is better to use a condom. Some men forget or deliberately do not use condoms. In this case, the girl herself should take care of her health into her own hands.

Rescue from pregnancy is the work of the woman herself

What they write about on the forums6

If you read this topic on the forums, you can find many stories of women who protected themselves with the help of PPA, without attaching importance to male lubricant. Often women are faced with an unexpected pregnancy, knowing for sure that there was no sperm entering the vagina.

Now that hardly anyone has any questions about whether it is possible to get pregnant from male lubricant, I would like to turn to official statistics. According to it, every fifth couple who practice interrupted coitus is faced with an unexpected pregnancy of their partner.

Main causes and predisposing factors of pregnancy

For pregnancy to occur, 2 fundamental conditions are needed:

• woman's ovulation;
• motile, viable sperm of a man.

This is what makes the likelihood of conception from male lubricant low. For the most successful outcome, sperm flow is desirable. There are few of them in pre-ejaculate and they are rather sluggish. The likelihood of pregnancy increases if there were several sexual acts at once, between which the man did not shower.

I hope that the described mystery of pregnancy will to some extent reduce the passions around the various “signs” of pregnancy that a woman begins to feel after unprotected sexual intercourse even before her menstruation is delayed. A tense and agitated body begins to “draw” many different “signs” of conception: tingling, stretching, “tickling”, “stirring”, abdominal pain, nausea, tension in the mammary glands, the appearance of spotting.

All these sensations have nothing to do with pregnancy and are nothing more than a figment of the imagination. I repeat once again: until your period is delayed, it is impossible to talk about pregnancy.

Moreover, pregnancy can be terminated in the first days of the delay, which will manifest itself as more heavy and painful periods if the resulting embryo had a serious defect. This, for example, often happens when planning a pregnancy, when for several months, despite regular sexual activity and the absence of infertility factors, pregnancy does not occur. The absence of pregnancy in this case may be due to the fact that from cycle to cycle it is not possible to create a high-quality embryo.