Question:
Okay, my boyfriend and I had sex for the first time. It was in the spur of the moment, and there was no condom. God, I had that part. I NEVER thought I'd be that girl. I swore I wouldn't. But it happened, and now I'm scared.

He didn't cum, it was only a few minutes. But can you get pregnant from precum? And can you tell if you precum? Like, my friends say I should be fine. But I'm a little paranoid. I'm gonna try and get Plan B to be safe. But can someone tell me if I should be worried? Like...can I get pregnant from precum? Can you tell if you precum? Okay...thanks.

My Answer:
Strictly speaking (again, strictly speaking only), pre-cum or pre-ejaculation fluid, by itself, does NOT contain sperm. However, there's a catch on that.

And here's that catch: pre-cum might carry sperm--it does NOT contain it, but it might carry it. Confused? Think of how a river might carry "stuffs" with it as it flows, this works in the same way.

AFTER your boyfriend came (or ejaculated), whether by having sex with you or by masturbation, some of his sperms may be left in the urethra. Now, pre-cum is released from the Cowper's glands, which are located at the TOP of a man's urethra. Can you guess what that mean?

Yes, you are correct! As it goes through, pre-cum might pick up the leftover sperms in the urethra; thus, carry the sperms with it . . . outside . . . and might be even into your vagina. Usually urinating between ejaculations would flush most (if not all) of the leftover sperms out.

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Chances of getting pregnant from the sperms carried by pre-cum? Oh, about 4% - 19%. Fairly small chance. Sperms are wimps who die very easily, and while they can survive up to 3 to 5 days maximum,under good condition, the ovum (matured egg, plural is ova) only has 12 to 24 hours to live.

Don't stress yourself out too much if this is just a one-time thing. If you do this everyday though, you would want to worry.
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Can he tell if the pre-cum is coming out? No, most men cannot. They can tell if they are about to pee in the pants or if they are about to ejaculate (hopefully your boyfriend does, else, you've a bit more trouble there), but they cannot tell if the pre-ejaculation fluid is coming out.


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My suggestion is that you wait at least ONE WEEK after you've missed your supposed-to-happen period and take a home pregnancy test. Then wait for another week and take another test, just to make sure.

Of course, home pregnancy tests aren't as accurate as meeting with your doctor and have him/her check for you. So . . . you know, visit a doctor if pregnancy symptoms come up.

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