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Pregnancy Risk Assessment: Manual Sex

Manual sex -- sometimes called fingering or handjobs -- is not likely to pose a risk of pregnancy. In some situations, however, it may pose a very low risk of pregnancy. In you are worried you may have had a risk due to manual sex, follow through the questions below.

When having manual sex, did you ONLY touch your OWN genitals?

If you only touched your OWN genitals, then you have NO risk of pregnancy.

  • If you touched SOMEONE ELSE'S genitals, keep reading.

When having manual sex, did your hands or fingers come into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate, "cum"), either your own or your partner's?

If your fingers/hands DID NOT come into contact with pre-ejaculate or semen, then you have NO risk of pregnancy.

  • If they DID, keep reading.

When having manual sex, did your hands or fingers come into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate) AS WELL AS touching a vulva or vagina (either your own or your partner's)?

If you DID NOT also touch someone's vulva or vagina (or your own), you have NO risk of pregnancy.

  • If you DID also touch someone's vulva or vagina (or your own), keep reading.

If your fingers came into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate, "cum"), either your own or your partner's, were you wearing a latex glove for safer sex at the time? Did you take off the old glove and put on a new glove before touching your female partner's genitals or inserting your finger(s) into her vagina (or before touching your own genitals/inserting your finger(s) into your own vagina if you are female)?

If surgical gloves were used, and you changed gloves before touching anyone's vulva or vagina, then you have NO risk of pregnancy.

  • If you WERE NOT using gloves, keep reading.

If your bare fingers or hands came into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate, "cum"), either your own or your partner's, did you wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before touching your female partner's genitals or inserting your finger(s) into her vagina, or touching your own genitals/inserting your finger(s) into your vagina if you are female?

If you DID wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after getting pre-ejaculate or semen on your hands, then you have NO risk of pregnancy.

  • If you DID NOT wash your hands, keep reading.

If your fingers or hands came into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate, "cum"), either your own or your partner's, did you touch your female partner's genitals or insert your finger(s) into her vagina (or touch your own genitals/insert your finger(s) into your vagina if you are female) after wiping your hands off, or after more than twenty minutes or so had passed, but without washing them?

If you DID touch your or your partner's vulva or genitals after only WIPING pre-ejaculate or semen off of your hands, or after some time had passed, but without washing them thoroughly, you have NO to a VERY LOW risk of pregnancy.

  • If you DID NOT wipe off your hands, keep reading.

If a condom or other latex barrier was not used for any kind of male/female sex, but another method of birth control was or is being used -- like the birth control pill, patch or ring, or like a cervical barrier -- to find your level of risk, refer to the effectiveness rating for your method of birth control in perfect or typical use. For the most part, however, when SOME reliable method of birth control has been used properly, no sexual activity is likely to pose more than a low or very low risk.

If your fingers or hands came into contact with pre-ejaculate (pre-cum) or semen (ejaculate, "cum"), either your own or your partner's, did you touch your female partner's genitals or insert your finger(s) into her vagina (or touch your own genitals/insert your finger(s) into your vagina if you are female) while there was still visibly wet pre-ejaculate or semen on your fingers or hands?

If YES, then you may have a LOW risk of pregnancy.
If it has been less than 120 hours since your risk, you may obtain emergency contraception. If it has been greater than 10 days since your risk, see your health care provider as soon as possible for a pregnancy test and an STI screening.

What's The Risk?

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