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Earlier tonight my girlfriend and i were dryhumping and a lot of precum got on her (we were going at it for quite a while) though i urinated fairly soon before we started so i know no sperm were in my precum. I was naked and she had a thong on. She started her period either last night or today. When i ejaculated, i made sure to move up further from her vagina (i was close to it before this) and ejaculated away from her, though even after that, some got a little too close for comfort to her vagina. After that, she wiped it all off with a towel and i believe washed herself a little bit (though im not sure if she did or how well she did) I realize that sperm cant travel through cloth but im curious if any could have somehow gotten under the thong and somehow made it inside her vagina or close. Again, she started her period this morning or overnight and she had a tampon in her. I'm just curious if this could be somewhat risky to do or if theres a chance she can get pregnant, or if the risks are so low, they're almost non existant. Also, is it even possible to get pregnant when you start your period? I emailed before about a previous problem (which nothing happened) but no one responded. I would prefer a response fairly soon (and so would she so she doesnt have to worry) so if theres little risk, we can continue without worry (and next time ill make sure to ejaculate even further) Thank you!

Answer:
by Megan Andelloux:
(06/16/2005)
So Sorry that no one responded to you before, so I'll be sure to get this out quickly! Thanks for giving us another chance by the way! Ok, so YES, sperm can get through clothing, can swim into the vagina if it's VERY close to it, get a woman pregnant if she has a tampon inside her, get a woman pregnant if she has her period and can swim really fast so if you were to wipe up after, it could already be inside. Now, do these factors make it likely that she's pregnant-NO. The prime time for most women to get pregnant is NOT when they are menstruating, but it can happen. The verdict. She's most likely NOT pregnant but be sure to not ejaculate near her vaginal opening again cause it does make it more likely for a pregnany to occur, but you already know that. If you are concerned and this happens again, pick up a MORNING AFTER PILL, available at Planned Parenthood or a family planning clinic. If there is a chance a pregnancy might occur, for whatever reason, forgot to use a bc method, were raped, method failed, you can get these pills (through perscription, that reduce the chances of her getting pregnant by 75-90%. But, they are only effective if you take them within 72 hours after the accident occurs. Take it within 24 hrs and it reduces the rate of pregnancy occuring by 90%. It is not an abortion and if she is already pregnant when she takes them she will remain pregnant. Good Luck and thanks again for writing in! Megan Andelloux

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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