Pregnancy

If sperm went into a vagina and the person with the vagina is not on any form of birth control, then YES, they could get pregnant. Even if they’re on top, and some semen trickles out, chances are just enough sperm cells could make their way up into their reproductive tract to result in a pregnancy…

If it has been less than 120 hours since her risk, the best thing – least expensive, least invasive, easiest – for her to do would be to obtain emergency contraception. EC can work up to 120 hours after the fact to prevent pregnancy. if she is over 18, she can get it over the counter at any…

Sperm are hearty, but they’re not that hearty! As long as your hands were dry when you had contact with your girlfriend, you’ve got nothing to worry about from this situation. Dry ejaculate or pre-ejaculate poses no risk. I’m not quite sure what you mean by saying you “poked” your girlfriend, but I…

For of all you need to understand that the length of time you have sex has nothing to do with your risk of pregnancy. It doesn’t matter if it was 15 seconds or 15 minutes; it doesn’t matter. If your partner did not ejaculate, your risk of pregnancy is pretty low. Your risk of sexually transmitted…

Your body doesn’t really care how long intercourse goes on for. Whether it’s 30 seconds or fifteen minutes (and it’s worth mentioning that five minutes of intercourse is about average, so that’s not a short period of time for that activity), what your body cares about if it has been exposed to…

Hey there, anon. I’m sorry you’re having such a hard time right now. Without knowing what exactly your doctors had you taking, it’s hard for me to fully address your question with as best an answer as I can give. However, if you haven’t had any sort of period in two months, I would advise that you…

For a pregnancy risk to occur, sperm must have contact with your vulva. You say you don’t think this happened, so I don’t see any pregnancy risk here. Also, missing one pill at the beginning of your cycles does not greatly decrease it’s effectivness. As there is no pregnancy risk, emergency…

It has NEVER been safe to try and terminate a pregnancy with a wire hanger, for crying out loud. PLEASE hear that. Abortions with wire hangers are remnants of the horror stories – true ones, sadly – from the days when abortion was illegal. Many women had to have backalley abortions at high cost…

Whether you orgasm or not, sex without a condom leaves you open to both STI transmission and pregnancy risk (assuming your partner is not using another form of contraception that would protect against pregnancy). Pre-ejaculate (sometimes referred to as “pre-cum”), the fluid that is released by men…

First of all, good for you and your partner for educating yourselves about safer sex and wanting to be as safe as possible! The first step in having safer sex is deciding on and using some form (or forms) of birth control. The second, really important step then is making sure that you are using your…