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Question:
is it possible to get pregnant without penetration (only contact) and before ejaculation? i don't remember exactly when this happened - if it was 4 days before or a day after ovulation. it is about 9 days before when my period should be and i already am getting pms symptoms...i think...i usually dont get these symptoms till about MAYBE 5 days before, but i just started taking vitamins within the last 3 weeks and I though maybe that would make a difference in when my period comes. What do you think the chances are of this being pregnancy?

Answer:
by Megan Andelloux:
(11/27/2005)
The chances are slim of getting pregnant only through contact and before ejaculation, but it can happen. If you are at all concerned about pregnancy occuring after a unsafe sexual behavior, get Emergancy Contraception-or the Morning After Pill. You can find your nearest Planned Parenthood (where you can get a prescription for it) at www.ppfa.org or 1 800 230 PLAN. You must take emergency contraception within 120 hours after the unsafe sex occured. As for if you were ovulating, that happens approx 14 days after the first day of your period, but if you are nervous, stressed, not eating right, excercing too much, it can knock off a day or two, or you might not ovualte that month, or you could ovulate 2x a month. Crazy, I know. So next time, no contact unless a condom is over it, and if that doesn't happen, get emergency contraception. Thanks for writing in and good luck! Megan ANdelloux

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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