Pregnancy

Research on pre-ejaculate is still a bit on the slim side, but based on what the experts know and report so far, urinating before sexual activity does likely reduce or remove the risk of active sperm being in that fluid. That’s not something we can guarantee yet, but that is the general consensus at…

You’re right, unprotected sex (even without ejaculation) has both pregnancy and STI risks. Pre-ejaculate can contain sperm and it’s not really something that one is going to “feel” when it happens (especially inside the vagina). Also, it’s not always possible for men to pull out before any…

Sperm can be pretty hardy when they’re in hospitable environments, like the reproductive track of someone with a vagina. They can survive for days in there. However, in an inhospitable environment (on towels, clothing, sheets, the wall, bathtub, etc.), they don’t last very long at all. In those…

Is your period late? If it is, then by all means, take a pregnancy test, as withdrawal is one of the least effective methods of birth control in typical use. If you don’t know when to expect your period, or your periods are often irregular, then just take a test when it’s been around 14 days since…

Elydia: I’m so sorry you’re having to go through this with so little support. Being pregnant can be scary enough for anyone, even when it’s wanted, but it’s even more overwhelming when you’re going it alone. First of all, understand that NO ONE can force you to abort, or make your reproductive…

If weeks after this risk, you had a normal period, then there really is no reason to be concerned about pregnancy. But if you’re still worried, even knowing that, the best thing to do so that you can relax is just to go to the drugstore, get a home pregnancy test and take it so that you can see that…

Yo, buddy: it’s not up to you if your girlfriend sustains her pregnancy or not. It’s up to her and her only. You also don’t get to decide for her how she terminates her pregnancy, if that is, in fact, what she wants to do. As well, no doctor can give a man the medications needed for a medical…

For a majority of people who menstruate, the time period you’re talking about, a week after your menstrual period ends, is a window of the highest fertility: in other words, the time when most people who menstruate would be at their highest pregnancy risk. Thing is, with any question like this, we…

Birthright is one of many antichoice/pro-life organizations (like CareNet, Heartbeat International or the NIFLA) which supports a certain kind of pregnancy “help,” and we would not recommend anyone go to one of the centers affiliated with them, which they help fund, or others like them; even women…

Pre-ejaculate can contain sperm, and it’s something that (especially during penetrative activities) usually goes unnoticed by both partners. The vagina is a wet environment, so you are not going to be able to feel the addition of some extra fluid. And (no matter what a partner may claim) men…