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Can sperm pass through clothing? Can dried semen impregnate someone?

Doctor,
I'm quite paranoid about this. But, I need some ideas and interpretation from you. A week ago, I making out with my boy friend with clothes on. After that I went home and I went to toilet. I'm not sure that my boy friend's semen get into my hand or not because we both have our pants and underwear on. Maybe I did touch his private part with the clothing on. But I'm not sure about it. I heard that sperm can't pass through clothing. However, I touched my private part after i rinse my hand with water in the toilet. After that, I realised that I made a mistake, I should've wash my hand with soap. But before I went to toilet I did take my handbag and my clothing. Can the sperm die when I'm carry my handbag and clothing? Can a person get pregnant this way? Anyway, thank you for answering.
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1187113 tn?1320691496
Hope this helps:
If penetration only happens for a few seconds, can a woman get pregnant?
Anytime the penis comes into direct contact with the vaginal area, there is the chance of pregnancy. The chance may not be as high as if intercourse with ejaculation took place, but there is still a risk. The transmission of STDs can also happen through any type of skin to skin contact like this.

Can pregnancy occur if a woman and a guy have faux sex or dry sex?
(This is when there is no penetration, but there is skin to skin contact of the genital area.) Again, anytime the penis and the vaginal area come into contact, there is the slight risk of pregnancy and a risk for STD transmission.

Can a woman get pregnant from pre-ejaculation?
Pre-ejaculation is the liquid that seeps out of the penis before ejaculation occurs. Most guys have no control over it and cannot feel it coming out. This type of fluid does have sperm in it and can result in pregnancy. This is part of the reason why the withdrawal method of birth control is not as effective as other methods.

Can pregnancy occur if the woman does not have an orgasm?
Yes, pregnancy can occur even if a woman does not have an orgasm. An orgasm is not related to an egg being available for fertilization.

Can sperm travel through clothing or material?
If the clothing was completely saturated with semen and was in direct contact with a woman’s vagina, there is a very slight chance the sperm could enter the vagina, but this is highly unlikely. No conclusive studies have been found to give a definite answer on this possibility.

Can a woman get pregnant from having sex in water?
If actual intercourse takes place in any type of water, pregnancy is definitely a possibility. This is because intercourse will allow the sperm to be directly deposited in the vaginal area, and the water on the outside of the body would not interfere with this.

Can pregnancy occur if ejaculation takes place in water?
It is not likely that tiny sperm could travel through the vast area of water that would fill a pool, bath tub or hot tub to reach the vagina and result in pregnancy. If ejaculation occurred in plain warm water, sperm could survive for a few minutes. If ejaculation occurs in very hot water, or water filled with pool chemicals, bubbles or other substances, sperm would not be able to survive for more than a few seconds. Pregnancy occurring from this is very unlikely and in most cases is not possible at all.

Can pregnancy occur from having anal sex?
Pregnancy cannot occur from the act of anal sex, but because the vaginal opening and the anus are very close together, there is the chance that sperm could leak into the vagina and travel to fertilize an egg.

Can ejaculating numerous times lessen the chance of pregnancy occurring?
The number of times ejaculation takes place does not affect the chance of pregnancy. Each ejaculation contains about 300 million sperm, and only one is needed to fertilize an egg.

Is sperm dead once it reaches the air? Does oxygen kill sperm?
No, this is a myth that many people believe in, but it is not true! Once sperm is DRY it is dead and cannot travel to fertilize an egg. Sperm can live for 3-5 days if it is in a warm, moist environment such as the cervix of a woman. Sperm cannot come back to life once it has dried, even if it is remoistened!

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4332997 tn?1358728615
I said the same thing @ bub!!!!!! Very strange!!!!!
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1194973 tn?1385503904
This post is from 2011, for best results you should start a new post with your question.
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I am sorry did I read you rinsed your hand in the toilet?
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"Pre-ejaculation is the liquid that seeps out of the penis before ejaculation occurs. Most guys have no control over it and cannot feel it coming out. This type of fluid does have sperm in it and can result in pregnancy."

Me n my partner have intercourse we touched only our private parts, yes there was Pre-Ejaculation & the liquid was at my hand & after that i touched my partners vergina & did deep fingering. Is there a chance that she can get pregnancy.

we didn't have sex at all & partner went to toilet after few minutes & at the next day she has her periods date.. What are the chances for pregnancy. Can sperm travel through hands during deep fingering?

Please let me know soon...!!!


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Thanks for the information, it helps me to calm myself temporarily.
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1470528 tn?1324694321
i'm sorry 10 mins not more than that..
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1470528 tn?1324694321
no.. u won't get pregnant this way.. sperms die within 5 to 20 mins outside the body.. so no chances..
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1194973 tn?1385503904
There are no doctors on this forum, but no you won't become pregnant this way. When sperm dries they die.
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1187113 tn?1320691496
I'm not a doctor, but you can't get pregnant from what you have described...
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