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Thank You all for all your Hard work, I searched high and low on the internet and by far this site was the best. I know you answer about 70 million of these but i just seek some relief for my worry wart-mind. I will be as consise but detialed as possible. A couple of days ago me and my girlfriend got very hot and heavy, and i masterbated with her kissing me, i know for a fact i spilled semen on my index finger and the back of my hand( i partially wiped it off on my unclothed leg, but i do not know how effective that was), we then switched roles and i procided to pleasure her, about 3-6 minutes later , i began to give her a hand job(actually penatrating her vagina), i do not know wether my semen had completely dried or not, but if not there had to be very little on my actual finger as it was my middle finger i was useing, also we dryhumped with me in my boxers and her naked after i had already ejaculated, and there was diffinatly residue semen on my boxers, should i be worried about any of this? Also I all of your clinical experience have you ever seen a patiant impregnated in this way? Sincerly, Worry-Wart

Answer:
by Scott Gross:
(09/15/2005)
Dear Worry-Wart, Thank you very much for the praise of the website and your question. We all work very hard to give you the best information that we can. The chances of your girlfriend getting pregnant from this situation would be pretty low, but still possible. Sperm can only live for a few minutes in open air like on the back of your hand, and the weaker ones probably begin dying right away. Also, when you wiped your hand off, you probably decresed their numbers significantly. Therefore, any sperm that were left were very few in number and already weakened from their exposure to air. That's why I said that the chance of her getting pregnant would be very, very low, but not impossible. If you're still concerned and she's missed her period then you should help support her in getting a pregnancy test either from a drug store or by going to a nearby clinic. And the next time that you engage in a wonderful and fairly safe behavior like that, make sure that you wash your hands with soap and water before putting your fingers inside of her to ensure that any semen will be gone and that all the sperm will be dead. As for your second question, there is no way that semen or sperm would be able to travel through your boxers and into her vagina and then get her pregnant. Sperm are not the super mischief makers we often believe them to be. They are very fragile, and becoming pregnant is actually very difficult unless ejaculation occurs inside the vagina itself. Wishing you the best, Scott Gross

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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