No method of contraception is 100% effective, even with perfect use. Please understand that when any two fertile, opposite-sex partners are having genital sex where genitals meet genitals, pregnancy is always a possibility. Birth control methods and practices reduce the risk of pregnancy -- more or...
pre-ejaculate
- Sarah Riley
You're right, unprotected sex (even without ejaculation) has both pregnancy and STI risks. Pre-ejaculate can contain sperm and it's not really something that one is going to "feel" when it happens (especially inside the vagina). Also, it's not always possible for men to pull out before any...
- Susie Tang
Pre-ejaculatory fluid is secreted by twin structures called the Cowper's glands. These glands are tiny, and they are located at the base of the penis. The fluid they make lubricates the urethra and facilitates semen flow during ejaculation. Pre-ejaculatory fluid starts to seep out during sexual...
- Heather Corinna
The state of the hymen does not change risks of pregnancy in any way, nor does the hymen -- or not having had sexual intercourse before -- act as any kind of birth control. If you're at least in puberty, and you're menstruating, then already, it's a given that your hymen at least has micro...
- Heather Corinna
Sure do: that's called pre-ejaculate. Some people call it pre-cum. Pre-ejaculate -- a clear, thin fluid -- appears from the penis when a man becomes sexually aroused, and can come from the penis at the start or arousal or erection, during some sexual activities, as well as before a full ejaculation...
- Susie Tang
In short, yes, that lubrication can result in pregnancy. Penises release special fluid during sexual arousal in order to lubricate and neutralize the inside of the urethra (the duct in the penis where urine and sexual fluids are released). This helps assist the sperm as they make their exit during...