Can you get pregnant from kissing?

Thankfully, there is no direct connection between one’s genitals⁠ (genitals: Body parts that are generally, culturally, scientifically or personally considered to be external sexual or reproductive organs.) and their mouth. So no, kissing⁠ (kissing: Pressing one’s lips against someone else’s lips or some other body part to express affection and/or to seek out or provide sexual pleasure. May also include the tongue.) (of any sort) will not lead to pregnancy⁠ (pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the uterus. Medically, someone is considered to be pregnant when an egg has been fertilized by sperm, cells divide, and the fertilized egg is implanted within the lining of the uterus.) . The right bits of anatomy⁠ (anatomy: The body, parts of the body, or physical structure of organisms like people, animals or plants.) are just not in the right location for that to occur. Similarly, there’s nothing about manual sex⁠ (manual sex: Sometimes also called digital sex. Kinds of sex involving the hands and fingers to sexually stimulate the genitals or other parts of the body. Fingering, handjobs or “fisting” (deep manual sex) are some kinds of manual sex.) (‘fingering’) that could cause pregnancy unless your partner⁠ (partner: In a sexual context, a person with whom someone is having some kind of sex. The term “partner” can be used for all kinds of relationships, not just serious ones. “Partner” can also mean the person someone is with in a romantic or familial partnership.) has fresh ejaculate (or possibly pre-ejaculate⁠ (pre-ejaculate: A fluid which the penis usually emits with or around erection and before ejaculation, sometimes more than once. Pre-ejaculate itself does not contain sperm, but in some cases, can pick up traces of sperm left in the urethra.) ) on their hands. In order for a viable pregnancy risk to occur, you would have to either have unprotected, direct genital contact between your genitals and his (or direct unprotected contact between your genitals and ejaculate or pre-ejaculate). Many activities also carry STI⁠ (STI: Sexually transmitted infections: illness, infection and/or disease which is often or can be transmitted through sexual or other intimate contact, like HIV, Chlamydia or Herpes. Some people call STIs STDs.) risks as well. For more information about reproduction and activities that can cause pregnancy, check out⁠ (out: Short for ‘out of the closet’. When someone’s LGBTQ+ identity is known to other people.) the following links:

• Where DID I Come From? A Refresher Course in Human Reproduction
• What’s the Risk? Easy Pregnancy Risk Assessments
• STI Risk Assessment: The Cliff’s Notes