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Pre-ejaculate is the fluid that leaks from the penis when a male is aroused. The only purpose it serves is to clear out the urinary tract before ejaculation.
Ejaculation is usually coupled with orgasm. Pre-ejaculate just leaks from the urinary opening, whereas ejaculation is more forceful.
The jury is out on whether or not pre-ejaculate can cause pregnant. We always treat genital exposure to pre-ejaculate as a risk, since it is impossible to tell whether or not it contains sperm.
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