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Can I get pregnant if we reuse a condom, even if we washed it really well?

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Can you get pregnant if we use a condom⁠ and he cums in the condom and then he cleans it with water then have sex⁠ again without a condom?

Short answer: YES.

You NEVER reuse a condom⁠ . NEVER. Even if you wash it really thoroughly, you cannot use it again. (If, by chance, by "it" you mean his penis⁠ , washing the penis isn't a method of birth control⁠ either, and will not prevent pregnancy⁠ .) And if you take the step of having sex⁠ a second time minus the condom, then you are running a GIANT risk of getting pregnant and spreading infections.

To prevent pregnancy and STDs, you must use a NEW latex or polyurethane condom from start to finish for EACH act of intercourse⁠ -- the condom goes on when he gets hard, and stays on till he finishes and pulls out⁠ . If there is ANY contact between your genitals⁠ without that condom on, then you have not used it correctly, and you cannot rely on it to protect you fully.

We have some articles about safer sex⁠ and condom use. You really ought to read them:

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