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Pregnancy concern: withdrawal method

Hello Doctors,
I am a 21 year old male, and my girlfriend is 22.  I am wondering if there is any chance she could become pregnant, considering these factors:

-We had unprotected vaginal intercourse on February 9, but for literally only about 5 seconds.  I withdrew my penis before ejaculating, and did not even ejaculate after withdrawal.

-There was some pre-ejaculate on my penis which had built up during an extended foreplay, although I am pretty sure I "wiped" it off with my hand at some point before intercourse, although I may have not done that very thoroughly, given the heat of the moment.  My most recent ejaculation was from masturbation, about 12 hours before we had intercourse, and I urinated a few times between that ejaculation and our very brief intercourse.  

-Her average menstrual cycle is approximately 30-32 days, and her most recent period began on January 19, so February 9, the day of intercourse, was day 21 of her cycle.

Please let me know of any insights or advice you may have.  I would really appreciate it!  Thank you!
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If she's not worried then don't worry cause if she starts stressing out it can make her period late. Their is not much you can do now, just be calm Hun I can assure you that she isn't.
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Thanks for your responses, and I know that I need to be more prepared and use protection in the future.  This just happened because we are not planning to be sexually active, but in the moment, we let our guard down.  Is there anything I can do to alleviate my concern right now?  I know the chance of pregnancy is low, given that sex only lasted 5 seconds, and this doesn't seem to be a fertile period for her, but I am still worried.  She's less concerned than I am, and I don't think she would be open to taking a morning-after pill (and I know it's probably unnecessary).  I will take this as a lesson learned and be more careful in the future, but should I have legitimate concern for this time, or can I set my mind at ease now?
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It's very unlikely that she could be pregnant based on the information you have given. I can't say that it's impossible because it only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg. For future reference, the withdrawl method is not a reliable method of pregnancy prevention and is more likely to eventually lead to an unexpected pregnancy. If you're planning to be sexually active, it would be wise to invest in consistant methods of birth control such as condoms or oral contraceptives.
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I think that it is highly unlikely that she is pregnant. Yes you can get pregnant by precum but your penis would have to be in longer than 5 seconds. Based on the dates you wrote she was not fertile at the time, to prevent future worry please use a condom.
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