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vaginapaginaI was just curious what you all thought about the likliness of precum getting a woman pregnant... My boyfriend and I used it many times in the past and I never had a scare ( dumb I know ) but I really dont think the amount of precum could do it, I really beleive you need the full ejaculate... Does anyone know of anyone getting pregnant from precum ONLY?? This interests me ( I know I'm weird, lol )
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Date: 2006-07-26 05:37 pm (UTC)Here's a good piece of advice: If his fluids get mixed with your fluids, there's a chance you can get pregnant no matter what.
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Date: 2006-07-26 05:50 pm (UTC)If there's tons of them in just one drop, I can see how it could be possible.
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Date: 2006-07-26 06:14 pm (UTC)"Typical" use includes things you mentioned like not pulling out in time, spilled ejaculate, ejaculate still in/on the penis from a precious ejaculation, etc. "Perfect" use means (as far as I know!) that the girl got pregnant *just* from pre-cum.
But a lot of people dispute these Planned Parenthood statistics on withdrawal anyway.
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Date: 2006-07-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(I don't know if that made sense, sorry for the long sentence)
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Date: 2006-07-26 06:51 pm (UTC)There's actually a really small chance that there is any sperm in precum.
"Though frequently cited as a carrier for small numbers of sperm, and thus a potential cause of pregnancy, it is very unlikely that conception will occur from exposure to pre-ejaculate fluid.
It has also been theorized that pre-ejaculate may push sperm from a prior ejaculation out,[1] presumably if he has not urinated since his most recent ejaculation. These are among the reasons why withdrawal (coitus interruptus) is not considered to be a reliable method of birth control. There have been no large-scale studies of sperm in pre-ejaculate, but some smaller-scale studies suggest that any sperm present may be ineffectual at causing pregnancy"
If you're really worried about getting pregnant though, I wouldn't risk it.
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Date: 2006-07-26 07:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-07-26 07:51 pm (UTC)And in my original comment, I said prostate gland, but that was supposed to be bulbourethral gland, which is actually directly in front of the prostate gland.
I went through nursing school for two years as well, and while I'm not a certified nurse of any kind (I decided that it wasn't at all what I wanted to do) I can say that we learned about this quite a bit as well.
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Date: 2006-07-27 04:08 am (UTC)http://www.managingcontraception.com/questions_new/barriers/q-a_br_01-23.html
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Date: 2006-07-26 07:13 pm (UTC)Still, a better form of protection is always preferred. Sometimes there's not time for that though, right? =P
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Date: 2006-07-26 07:58 pm (UTC)I just try to think about all these couples who are TRYING to get pregnant and it takes months. And that's doing everything right, you know?
Isn't it something like there's only an 8 hour period where everything is just right in your body for fertilization? I thought I'd heard that somewhere before.
The only thing I don't like is the whole 'sperm can live inside of you for upwards of a week'. That's not cool, lol. But like you said, discharge and all of that has to be just right, too.
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Date: 2006-07-26 08:11 pm (UTC)I just recently had a little scare because my period was late after my bf and I using this method, a word of advice : Try not to stress too much, it will only delay your period..I was 3 weeks late!
And alot of studies say sperm isnt even found in precum, so KIT and let me know how ya make out :) Are you late or anything?
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Date: 2006-07-26 08:19 pm (UTC)The only concern I have is that Saturday night we did it after he'd ejaculated once already, so I'm concerned about the precum pushing out the sperm. I'm pretty sure I wasn't ovulating so I'm not too terribly concerned. I won't be late for another few weeks, so we shall see, lol.
It's so refreshing to talk to someone who's been there before and understands. ♥
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Date: 2006-07-26 09:12 pm (UTC)You might not remember but did he urinate after the first time he ejaculated? They say if he does it kills/ pushes sperm out...
It is great to talk to people who have had similar situations..where were you a few weeks ago??? ;0) And you can alway take a HPT if your period is late by a day...so that could give you piece of mind!
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Date: 2006-07-27 04:47 am (UTC)LOL I said the same thing on my journal the last time I had my period. NEVER so happy to be crampy and cranky and bloated in my life!
You might not remember but did he urinate after the first time he ejaculated? They say if he does it kills/ pushes sperm out...
Yeah he didn't pee between. =\ We're very unsmart like that.
It is great to talk to people who have had similar situations..where were you a few weeks ago???
Haha seriously! Trust me I was doing my own freaking out about this time a month ago. We could've freaked out together.
And you can alway take a HPT if your period is late by a day...so that could give you piece of mind!
Oh it definitely does. This last time I did it hilbilly style and took the HPT in the bathroom of Wal-Mart where I purchased it, LOL.
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Date: 2006-07-27 10:09 pm (UTC)LOL.... Hey when you are freaking out, you HAVE TO KNOW RIGHT NOW!!!! But, it's funny..then I was scared to look at the result, hahaha
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Date: 2006-07-28 04:40 am (UTC)And yes I was horrified to look at the result too. And I actually read it wrong at first, thinking one line meant yes, you're pregnant, and had a slight panic attack before I realized I was looking at it wrong, LOL.
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Date: 2006-07-28 06:58 pm (UTC)OMG!! I bet you were going nuts!!
How about those new tests where they actually spell out pregnant/ not pregnant.... Have you seen them?
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Date: 2006-07-26 08:36 pm (UTC)http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/7546145.html
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Date: 2006-07-27 04:04 am (UTC)You can read his thoughts on that here (http://www.managingcontraception.com/QA/show_item.php?item=497&type=qna). He also discusses studies about the amount of sperm in pre-ejaculate here (http://www.managingcontraception.com/questions_new/barriers/q-a_br_01-23.html), and if you search "withdrawal" on the site's main page, it turns up many other questions and answers regarding it.
Is withdrawal dumb or stupid to use? Frankly, no, I don't think so. No contraceptive method is "dumb" so long as the couples using it have reviewed their options and decided which one works best for them, including the relative risks and effectiveness rate.
There is a lot of fear tactics about withdrawal used to discourage young couples from using it. I think this is disingenuous -- while more reliable forms of contraception (particularly ones that a woman can control herself, rather than relying on her partner) should perhaps be more promoted, if a woman is comfortable with the studied failure rate of withdrawal, then that is her choice.
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Date: 2006-07-27 10:04 pm (UTC)I dont know the Statistics, but...
Date: 2006-07-27 05:33 am (UTC)When a man Ejaculates, not all of the sperm leave the penis.
The purpose of precum is to cleanse the tubing (forgive me i forget all of the names...) so that nothing inside kills the sperm... regardless; it pushes everything, usually inculding sperm, out of the urethra and into whatever happens to be at the end of the urethra.
If a man has ejaculated within the past 48hours there's a pretty huge risk (again, not sure on the stats, there are relatively few sperm in there) of you getting pregnant from the precum.
And i'm not a doctor or anything, but i've had quite a bit of unprotected sex so i paid attention in A&P.
G'luck
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Date: 2006-07-27 05:38 am (UTC)And i've always wondered if urination really flushed the system; Thanks for the info!!
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Date: 2006-07-27 06:29 am (UTC)Just a note -- do you have a source for the sperm living two days outside the testes? Everything I've read on the subject indicates that in the female body, sperm have been observed to live for an average of 2-3 days, with six to seven days (http://www.managingcontraception.com/QA/show_item.php?item=1012&type=qna) being the observed maximum (though that would be a more rare phenomenon).
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Date: 2006-07-28 06:00 pm (UTC)Re: I dont know the Statistics, but...
Date: 2006-07-28 06:23 pm (UTC)Most experts I've read state that so long as urination has occured following a previous ejaculation, any motile sperm left in the urethra will likely be washed out.
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Date: 2006-07-28 04:43 am (UTC)That's one good thing about my boyfriend, he definitely has a lot of self control and pulls out way before it's time.
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