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We are glad you found EmpowHER! A common question has been asked: Am I pregnant if I make out with a boy, while wearing clothes? Can I be pregnant without penetration (intercourse)?
There is so much misinformation about sex, and usually the limited information that is given resorts to using scare tactics, so much to where young women are afraid that when they merely look at a boy, or touch a towel that a boy has touched, that this could result in pregnancy!
Please know that becoming pregnant does not just "occur". Sperm must somehow enter the vagina in order to conceive; genitals must touch other genitals, or ejaculatory fluid must come into contact with a woman's vulva. Otherwise, there is no risk of pregnancy.
If you are wearing clothes or otherwise "making out", a congratulations is in order, as you are engaging in "safer sex" practices, which means you were able to express your physical or sexual feelings without putting yourself at increased risk for pregnancy. You can find more information below that pertains to your specific situation, based on our most commonly asked questions.
I missed my period and must be pregnant after making out or being sexual with my partner.
Late Period Fact: It is common for women to be late --or even miss a period entirely--for no "apparent" reason. Our ovulation and menstrual cycles do vary from month-to-month, and can change due to recent illness, new medication, excess stress. There are also medical reasons that women may stop menstruating, and can be evaluated by your doctor (doctors are not usually concerned if you are not experiencing any problematic symptoms until you have missed three periods in-a-row, called amenorrhea).
I am afraid of pregnancy because I did sexual things with my partner while wearing clothes, and I read that women can still become pregnant since clothes and cotton are porous (have holes).
Clothing Fact: Yes, our clothing, and specifically our cotton underwear, are porous. and, it is true that sperm are strong swimmers, but they can't swim through clothes. Sperm are strong swimmers only in liquid: specifically semen and vaginal secretions. Outside the bod, sperm are actually very fragile. Once semen is absorbed into the fabric of your clothes, they die.
Please know in regards to wearing clothes during physical intimacy: what is possible is some ejaculate could spill over the underwear, around the panty line, and possibly get near the vagina. Men's underwear that are not form-fitting can "leak" sperm, so the important thing to remember when "wearing" clothes: they are actually covering up your genitals, the underwear is not pushed to the side, and no fluid is leaking from the side of the underwear.
"Dry Humping" Fact: The term used when you are "going through the motions" of sex and rubbing bodies together, while wearing clothing is called "Outercourse" or "dry humping" because there are no bodily fluids (vaginal secretions or semen) that come into contact with your or your partner's genitals. Click on hyperlink to read more about Outercourse.
I touched some semen on the bed sheet, and want to know if I could get pregnant from this
Sperm Fact: Sperm can live three to five days when inside a woman's vagina during her most fertile time. Sperm can only live when they are in a liquid - like semen or in vaginal fluids- and do not survive long outside the body (including on sheets, towels, etc).
I made out with my boyfriend, and any possible sperm that got in me was quickly washed away after I went to the bathroom.
"Washing Away" Semen Fact: Showers do not wash out sperm that is already inside the vagina, same with urinating, as the urine would only wash away what is inside the urinary tract (semen would have entered into a separate opening, your vagina, and not your urethra).
I have wet spots from my partner's "cum" on the inside of my underwear and jeans, even though we were both wearing clothes.
Self-Lubrication Fact: Your being "wet" could be from your own lubrication, as your partner's semen would most likely not penetrate through multiple layers of clothing (and it would not be able to get you pregnant; see above). Any wetness is from your own vaginal secretions and is perfectly normal when you are sexually aroused.
We hope these answers to the most commonly asked questions were helpful for you and your specific situation! If you are ever in doubt, please talk with your health care provider about birth control options if you choose to be sexually active, and wear a condom during sexual activity (even if penetration or intercourse is not planned). Continue making safer sex choices!
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Is it normal if her period stop on its second day? And if it doesn't, it means she is totally safe of getting pregnant? Her period lasts for 4 days. Her cycle is between 28-32 days.
Thank you for answering all my queries. It is really informative.
June 7, 2016 - 9:47amThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
It is not normal for a woman's period to stop on the second day.
If she continued to have her period, and it lasted for four days, she is not pregnant.
Maryann
June 7, 2016 - 9:50amThis Comment
Just in case her period stopped on its second day or the period stopped on the 2nd yet came back on the third and/or 4th day (is this a possible condition when having a period?), can she consider herself pregnant? Or it is the period itself?
June 7, 2016 - 10:03amThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
Tell me what really happened.
If her period has been unusual and she has concerns, she needs to speak with and be seen by a gynecologist.
If she did not have unprotected vaginal intercourse, there is no way she became pregnant.
Regards,
June 8, 2016 - 8:39amMaryann
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They had a dry sex. He was on top of the woman whose on her 1st day of her period (so this means that she wears a sanitary napkin inside her underwear). Their genitals didn't really touch, rub or directly contacted. But they knew they felt it somehow. Then she just felt a small amount of liquid damped on her jeans, near her genital area, which she believes, it came from him. Then they both stopped it. She's just worried about it. Thinking if she can become pregnant after she felt that liquid on her jeans.
About her period, it continued on her second day. But what if it didn't lasts up to 4 days? Let's say it only lasted on its 3rd day. Is that a sign that she is pregnant? Many thanks for all your answers.
June 8, 2016 - 8:48pmThis Comment
Hi. My girlfriend and i were dry humping. She was on top of me, and while she was naked, i was using underwear and jeans. While she was rubbing herself against me, i felt this hot and warm sensation on the tip of my genital, it felt like somehow, i had penetrated her a little in one of her rubbing, even using jeans and underwear. She told me that i couldn't hava penetrated her while clothed, and that i must have felt her natural lubrification. But lets say that somehow i did it, would that be a risk ? It's been almost 20 days since her last period, so i think she isn't ovulating, does this make it less risky ? I would be really glad if you could answer me.
June 6, 2016 - 8:59pmThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
Penetration was not possible because you were wearing underwear and jeans. Thus, no risk because impossible. Makes no difference if she was or was not ovulating.
Regards,
June 7, 2016 - 9:08amMaryann
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Thank you so much Maryann. What i meant by ovultation is that by that time, she would have already ouvulated, and so, even if a sperm somehow got up there, he wouldn't find any eggs...i think. Also i dont understand how exactly is penetration impossible while clothed. I agree a full penetration seems impossible, but penetrating just the tip seem possible, and this is what i fear that have happened. Is this really a no risk situation ?
June 7, 2016 - 1:11pmThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
Penetrate means to go through or into something. How can you get the tip of your penis to go through your clothes and into her vagina through her clothes?
Ovulation is when one ovary releases a mature egg. The egg can live between 12 to 24 hours after release.
The only way to penetrate your penis into her vagina and release sperm into her vagina is with both of you not wearing clothes.
Maryann
June 8, 2016 - 9:08amThis Comment
Haha Thankyou so much Maryann, i feel so ashamed. I think i have double posted the question,im so sorry about that. Anyway, You guys do a really good job to all the teens and young adults out there, we can't thankyou enough !
June 8, 2016 - 9:15amThis Comment