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Question:
hi dr. sandra, im 17 years old and i have been going out with my gf for quite some time. we have had sex for many times and each time we had sex without any contraceptive methods. but there is this one time where i had sex with her 17-18 days before her period was coming without a condom or any sort of protection, but i withdrew before ejaculation. i wanted to know if there could be a possibility for her to get pregnant. pls reply soon, i a in serious mental trauma, thank you for your time..

Answer:
by Melissa BEE:
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Hello, While I am not Dr. Sandra, I have answered your question. Having sexual intercourse without effective barrier or chemical contraception, I believe, is like playing with a time bomb. The withdrawal method - which you have been using - is not reliable. Without going into great anatomical & physiological detail, that time of month is around the time she ovulates, you also have pre-cum (before you ejaculate) this fluid contains sperm, and the sperm become activated once in the vagina. Once you have sperm and egg - you get a baby. That is the way we were made. If you don't want babies, you need to use contraception! If you can't obtain contraception, and are not ready for the life long responsibility of parenthood then don't have unsafe and unprotected sex! I don't think I can make it any clearer than that. Melissa BEE

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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