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Question:
can a woman get pregnant without actually having intercourse

Answer:
by Konstance McCaffree:
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Usually a woman needs to be having intercourse which is the penetration of the penis into the vagina and ejaculating to get pregnant. There is a small chance that a person can get pregnant if a male ejaculates just at the opening to the vagina. Also, though it hasn't been widely documented, there may be a slight risk of a man getting ejaculate on his fingers and then before wiping it off putting the fingers in the vagina. If a man puts his penis without a latex condom in the vagina even if he doesn't ejaculate a pregnancy could happen. There is a precum that cleans out the urethra in the penis and brings down sperm with it. The man can't feel it nor can the partner. Let me know if you have other questions.

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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