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Question:
A few days ago my boyfriend and I engaged in dry sex. He was wearing boxers and shorts, and he had just fingered me so my pants were pulled down. He was on top of me and he did ejaculate but im not sure if any ejaculate got near my vaginal opening. I did feel some on my legs and i could feel some moisture through his shorts. Im very concerened that theres a chance i may be pregnant and im getting mixed answers - some websites say sperm can swim through clothes and yours says that sperm can not and i couldnt find a question regarding my situation directly so i decided to ask my own. So i just want to know if im at risk and if i should be worrying. Thanks.

Answer:
by Sandra L. Caron:
(03/25/2006)
You say that no ejaculate was deposited into the vagina. If this is the case, there would be little reason to worry about pregnancy. Sperm need to make their way from the vagina to the fallopian tubes to meet an egg - which needs to be there waiting. You never mention if you were ovulating at the time of this event. If it was around the time that you were ovulating, and he ejaculated into you, this would be reason for concern. However, based on the infomraiton provided, the risk of pregnancy does not appear to be an issue.

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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