Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community. I will do my best to answer your questions and explain how conception happens.
Ovulation occurs mid cycle. Most women ovulate between day 11 and day 21 of the menstrual cycle. The first day of your period is day one of the new menstrual cycle.
Anonymous, with such a long menstrual cycle of 40+ days, it may take a few cycles to determine when you are ovulating. You may find this a helpful resource: Ovulation Calendar: How to Track Ovulation. http://americanpregnancy.org/ovulation-calendar/
You cannot become pregnant by having oral sex.
To explain why, I will explain how the digestive system works.
The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract. Saliva mixes with food and in your case, sperm, to begin the process of breaking it down. Food travels to the pharynx, or throat, and to the esophagus, or swallowing tube. Then on to the stomach.
In addition to holding the food, the stomach is a mixer and grinder. The stomach secretes acid and powerful enzymes that continue the process of breaking down the food. When it leaves the stomach, food is the consistency of a liquid or paste. From there the food moves to the small intestine.
The small intestine continues the process of breaking down food by using enzymes released by the pancreas and bile from the liver.
Anonymous, as you can see, any swallowed semen, which contains sperm, cannot survive once in the mouth and swallowed. It never enters the kidneys, so no risk of it being in your urine.
Pre ejaculate fluid itself does not contain sperm. Sometimes, sperm can remain in the urethra from a prior but recent ejaculation. Once, the male urinates, the sperm is flushed out.
Sperm cannot pass through fabric. The wetness could have been pre ejaculate fluid or semen. But, rest assured, no sperm came in contact with you.
Anonymous, you might find this slide how helpful.
Am I Pregnant?: Myths and Facts About Sex
https://www.empowher.com/pregnancy/content/am-i-pregnant-myths-and-facts-about-sex
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Hello Anonymous,
Welcome to EmpowHER. I am glad you reached out to our community. I will do my best to answer your questions and explain how conception happens.
Ovulation occurs mid cycle. Most women ovulate between day 11 and day 21 of the menstrual cycle. The first day of your period is day one of the new menstrual cycle.
Anonymous, with such a long menstrual cycle of 40+ days, it may take a few cycles to determine when you are ovulating. You may find this a helpful resource: Ovulation Calendar: How to Track Ovulation. http://americanpregnancy.org/ovulation-calendar/
You cannot become pregnant by having oral sex.
To explain why, I will explain how the digestive system works.
The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract. Saliva mixes with food and in your case, sperm, to begin the process of breaking it down. Food travels to the pharynx, or throat, and to the esophagus, or swallowing tube. Then on to the stomach.
In addition to holding the food, the stomach is a mixer and grinder. The stomach secretes acid and powerful enzymes that continue the process of breaking down the food. When it leaves the stomach, food is the consistency of a liquid or paste. From there the food moves to the small intestine.
The small intestine continues the process of breaking down food by using enzymes released by the pancreas and bile from the liver.
Anonymous, as you can see, any swallowed semen, which contains sperm, cannot survive once in the mouth and swallowed. It never enters the kidneys, so no risk of it being in your urine.
Pre ejaculate fluid itself does not contain sperm. Sometimes, sperm can remain in the urethra from a prior but recent ejaculation. Once, the male urinates, the sperm is flushed out.
Sperm cannot pass through fabric. The wetness could have been pre ejaculate fluid or semen. But, rest assured, no sperm came in contact with you.
Anonymous, you might find this slide how helpful.
Am I Pregnant?: Myths and Facts About Sex
https://www.empowher.com/pregnancy/content/am-i-pregnant-myths-and-facts-about-sex
Keep in touch,
May 20, 2016 - 8:54amMaryann
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