What Are The Chances Of Pregnancy Without Intercourse?

Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2015

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Question : What are the chances of a pregnancy resulting from a woman accudentaly rubbing her vagina with a towel that had fresh semen on it?

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No chances of a pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
For pregnancy to occur, semen must be deposited in the vaginal canal.
There is absolutely no chance of a pregnancy occurring in the manner that you have described.
All the best.
Please feel free to discuss further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)

Thank you doctor.In your experience have you ever heard of a pregnancy resulting from something similar? Also what are the chances of pregnancy happening from semen on a womans body entering her vagina from taking a shower. Could the water slide it in?

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not heard of, nor possible.

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the appreciation.
No I have never heard of a pregnancy resulting from this, or anything similar to this, nor can it happen scientifically.
There are absolutely no chances of a pregnancy happening from semen entering the vagina while showering.
Short of penetrative vaginal intercourse, a pregnancy cannot occur.
Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar