Okay, so before I flip out..

[villagetheatre.livejournal.com]

I don't really think I have anything to worry about, but just because I'm always worrying, I thought I'd post here and get some opinions.

This morning my boyfriend and I were fooling around, and we were both in our underwear - me in a kind-of lace pair from victoria's secret, that cover but barely, and he was in his boxers, with his penis sticking out accidentally, and we were making out, and came unexpectedly and it was a little below my left hip, one my skin and my underwear and a little on my pubic hair. i wiped it off and everything afterwards, but i found something later tonight that might be dried up semen, but i know i'm also ovulating so i've been extra "gooey," so it could've been that.

anyways, what i'm asking is do i have a reason to be worried about being pregnant - and how readily available is the morning-after pill in new york city? that's where i live, and i remember hearing about something that passed a while back that made it possible to get the morning-after pill over-the-counter - but that could be wrong, though if it is available, i'd really want to get it just to be safe.

how worried should i be?

Comments

[aechei.livejournal.com]

if you aren't on any bc, and you think you were ovulating.....the risk isn't THAT high, but if it was on your pubic hair there is a risk. you might want to get EC. and it is approved to go OTC, but i don't think that it has actually hit the stores in that form yet. unfortunately. shouldn't be hard to get in NYC, at any rate.

[villagetheatre.livejournal.com]

but i thought you could only really get pregnant if it's projected up into a woman's vagina?

[nosecretlies.livejournal.com]

if you really thought that then you wouldnt be asking this question, correct?

[uterinelining.livejournal.com]

Er, projected?


Anyway, you can get pregnant from having semen on your vulva. They move!

[jessalyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you *can* but the chances are highly unlikely.

Most of the spermies die before then.

Poor spermies.

(I wonder why there isn't like, a PETA group for sperm... I should go back to sleep instead of going to class.)

[uterinelining.livejournal.com]

You should start such a group.

People For The Ethical Ejaculation of Sperm?

[aechei.livejournal.com]

oh, addition: if you are sure that none of it could have been on any wet parts of your anatomy--that is, on the inner lips or very close to them--there is pretty much no risk. any sperm that was out in the air for more than a minute or so would die. the only ones that are a risk are any that got very close to your vagina--close enough to hitch a ride on the vaginal fluid train to uterusville.

[villagetheatre.livejournal.com]

yeah, I thought sperm dies really quickly in the open-air. i think the furthest down any of it got on me was my upper-pubic hair. i think what i found on my upper "wet anatomy" was mine from ovulation.

ps: how would i go about getting EC?

[cbackson.livejournal.com]

You're in NYC, right? Planned Parenthood writes EC prescriptions. I don't know where you're located, but they have centers in all five boroughs, I think--I have had a good experience with the staff at the Sanger Center in the East Village (though it wasn't for EC). You can google for their website.

[villagetheatre.livejournal.com]

oh yeah - and how much does it cost?

[betterbebalboa.livejournal.com]

Cost me $20. Other people have had it cost $60 or $80. Depends on location and insurance.

[cbackson.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure--they took my insurance for my appointment. I know that they accept a lot of different types of insurance and that they well help you work something out if you aren't insured. My friend was charged, I believe, about $40. Best thing to do is to call them.

[betterbebalboa.livejournal.com]

Many locations have EC hotlines, where you can call and talk to a practioner to prescribe EC to you over the phone. The practitioner will call the prescription into your nearest pharmacy, and you can go pick it up. The whole process only takes 45 minutes. I'm sure NYC has something of the like, if you do some googling.

BTW, I really don't think you need EC in this situation. If it would help your ease of mind, go for it, but if none spilled directly on the vulva, your chances are extremely low. Even if it did spill on the vulva, it's still not a high risk.

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

Out of curiosity, do you have a source for the idea that sperm die within a minute of being exposed to the air?

Everything I've ever read is fairly clear on the fact that sperm does not die upon contact with air. However, it dries as soon as no moisture exists to maintain it (i.e. semen), and that while the amount of time that takes varies (http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/spermfacts.htm) (obviously larger deposits of semen will take longer to dry -- scan down to the doctor's response to his "most frequently asked question"), some sources suggest that sperm can survive for as long as 20 minutes (http://www.scarleteen.com/reproduction/adv_oxygen.html) outside the body.

[jitteryladybug.livejournal.com]

i'm SURE that you're perfectly fine. Don't worry!

[villagetheatre.livejournal.com]

really?

[jitteryladybug.livejournal.com]

if he came on your hip and didn't come on your vulva or in your vulva, there is such a minute chance of anything happening i think you'd have to be the most statistic defying person in the entire world.

[ahota84.livejournal.com]

the risk of getting pregnant without having semen in your vagina is EXTRMELY low to NIL. semen doesn't travel magnetically to your uterus from your undies.

I would not suggest the morning after pill. With so much hormones and the risk of feeling crappy from it, and perhaps messing up your period, the risk is not worth it.

no EC

[facemcgee.livejournal.com]

I was EC-happy when I first started messing around with people. It was pointless - taking EC when there was really no reason to, I mean.

I would take EC in similar situations as yours, and there really is no reason to. You'll be okay!

[rearrangedfaith.livejournal.com]

i doubt you have anything to worry about.

however, a guy i know was talking about some chick he knew (i think she was related) getting pregnant by a guy fingering her with a little sperm on it.

i didn't buy that story though. she probably had piv sex and got pregnant.

[jitteryladybug.livejournal.com]

totally bogus! more like she was having piv sex and used the withdrawl method and blamed it on a finger.

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

Honestly, your chances from conceiving from this incident are not especially high.

As other commenters said, if you do not have semen in the vagina, you will not conceive... sperm are good little swimmers, sure, but they're not capable of moving by themselves from a hip or thigh into the vagina.

Basically, your real risk here is whether or not semen actually came in contact with your vagina. If this is the case, then there may be a risk of pregnancy. However, from the sounds of it, it may be unlikely that this occured.

I would personally not seek EC because of this incident, but if it will be better for your peace of mind then you should do what makes things better for you!

According to our EC Vulvapedia entry (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Emergency_Contraception_FAQ), emergency contraception isn't available over-the-counter in New York yet. However, any Planned Parenthood or sexual health clinic should be able to prescribe it for you.

[eclare.livejournal.com]

It is extremely difficult to get pregnant without PIV penetration. Ovulating or no, your ovum is not going to reach through your cervex and sweep up semen. It needs to stay warm and wet and really isn't effectively delivered unless it's near your cervex in your vagina because vaginal secretions are too acidic and it can't stay there long.

If EC will make you feel better, that's a value, but if you get pregnant, you'd have a good case to start a new religion.

[lamb-luxe.livejournal.com]

Hi all, a lurker here and I know I'm late but sometimes getting EC can be VERY hard, especially in less urban areas.

http://www.getthepill.com - Just so everyone knows. $24.95 fee to get a perscription for EC, which isn't charged if youre not approved. Check it out.