My
girlfriend and I were making love recently and I accidentally slipped
inside of her. The tip of my penis pressed against her cervix. Now,
a week later, I'm worried as hell as to how much semen there is
in the lubricating fluid that comes from the male penis and what
the chances are of getting her pregnant from such an act. I've always
been a foreplay, play it safe, cunnilingus kind of guy. I'll damned
sure be using a condom no matter what from now on, but before now
vaginal penetration had never been an option, let alone a problem.
Any
information at all would be REALLY, REALLY helpful, even if negative.
Or, if nothing else, a place to find answers. Thank you.
nonewsisbadnews
Penetration has never been an option, eh? I wonder how many of us
have gotten our cherries popped from it "accidentally-on-purpose"
slipping in during "foreplay."
So, what
are the chances of getting with child by the sperm in pre-cum? Let's
begin to answer that question by revisiting Reproduction 101. (Unless
you went to elementary school in the Bible Belt, this should be
a review.) Ovulation occurs on roughly the fourteenth day before
menstruation. The newly released egg wends it merry way down the
fallopian tube to the uterus, where it hangs out until the next
period begins, at which time it is shed with the uterine lining.
Considering that conception normally occurs in the fallopian tube
and that the egg's passage takes around one day, not to mention
that stress-induced hormonal fluctuations can cause ovulation to
be missed some months altogether, it seems a wonder women ever get
pregnant at all. Yes, you read that correctly: there is a one day
window per month for conception. It is also notable that, whilst
only one sperm gets the glory, many millions of his comrades fall
before him in the process of breaking down the wall of the egg.
The vaginal Ph, thickness of cervical mucus, sperm health and motility,
and a variety of delicate hormonal transactions are all factors
that can impede conception. Less than half of couples trying to
conceive succeed within the first 6 months of trying. It makes you
wonder how often those welfare moms must be getting' it on.
Before
everyone flings their diaphragms out the window in joy, there are
some sobering facts I must add. First and most significantly, sperm
can live for a week inside a woman's hospitable reproductive organs.
They can do a casual backstroke up the fallopian tubes and hang
out with their homies for up to seven days, waiting for Ms Egg to
make her appearance. Also keep in mind that fourteen days is an
average, which assumes a perfect 28-day menstrual cycle. A given
women may ovulate anywhere from twelve to eighteen days into her
cycle. She can also release multiple eggs in one month (hello, fraternal
twins). There are other variables I could add, but you get the idea.
The limited
number of sperm in pre-cum makes it extremely unlikely that conception
would occur, even if your dribbling was within the fertile window.
The problem with the pull-out-and-pray method of contraception is
not so much the pre-cum but the inability of Mr. Dickhead to get
far enough away from the vaginal opening before loosing his load.