Like I said, he did use protection, and when he could tell he was going to come, he pulled out. My fiance and I pride ourselves in trying to be as careful as possible, but we realize nothing is 100%. can water help sperm swim along, and under the circumstances, would a condom and pulling out as well be relatively safe in your opinion?
Please help, and if you think this responsse is ignorant, then don't leave a stupid post, only real answers please :(
THANK YOU FOR ANY AND ALL ADVICE!
2006-06-20 04:30:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Water can not help sperm swim to the fallopian tubes, in fact water can kill sperm. It is your cervical mucus that helps the sperm gets to where they want to go. So it is safe to say that you are not pregnant because there was not a chance for the sperm to even have contact with your vaginal walls - with the condom and pull-out method.
I would say that a condom and the pull-out method is relatively safe, as long as you are not on your fertile days and the condom did not have a leak or a tear. To increase your chance of not getting pregnant, chart your cycle and take note of your fertile days (so you can avoid those days or be extra careful on those days). If you're not on birth control and don't want to be, you can either use an extra contraceptive (i.e. diaphragm, female condom) or you can just track your cycle, like what I said, and take note of those fertile days.
There are several ways that you can track your fertile and ovulation days: checking your cervical mucus (you are most fertile when you have creamy or eggwhite-like mucus), charting your BBT (basal body temperature), and keeping note of when you have your menstrual periods. There are online trackers such as Fertility Friend.com - but the site says that you should not use their info for avoiding pregnancy (because their goal is to get pregnant), but there are some helpful info on their site such as the cervical mucus and BBT info which would give you a clue as to what to look for when you're fertile and ovulating.
Goodluck!
2006-06-20 04:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by hotmomma23 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wearing a condom is safe. But there are still chances of the condom failing. The worst possible method is withdrawal WITHOUT a condom, which you called pulling out. Those are the ones with the highest chances of getting pregnant. The best contraception method is to go on the pill. Going swimming has got nothing to do with helping you not get pregnant. In fact after sex, it's advisable to take a piss as that will help get rid of any bacteria left behind after intercourse.
2016-03-26 22:46:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worried about the same thing when I was young as well. No, you're fine. If anything the chlorine in the pool would have killed any sperm.
I know that there isn't a lot of fact that says the pull out method works. But my husband and I used it for a year before we were married and I never got pregnant. I think as long as you and your fiance are careful you should have no worries.
Hope this helps!
2006-06-20 04:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is technically impossible to answer this question without knowing the condition of water we are talking about (as you don't mention how water fits into this whole scenario). But as a general rule, water is not conducive to sperm as it lacks the nutrients in ejaculate that allows them to survive long enough to travel to their goal. They also require a warm temperature and are killed by chlorine, so if this was a pool then you're fairly safe. But if you were in a hot tub where you might have been playing with some high sugar treats that dissolved into the water, then it is possible for sperm to survive and then it becomes purely a factor of distance. Studies show that while most sperm won't make it, it only takes that one truly stubborn bugger to spoil everything. I get the impression he is pulling out so as to remove the condom so as to unload "elsewhere"; I'd say not to do it in a sperm-sustaining environment as outlined above.
Still, even if everything was just perfect, I'd say your risks would be in the 99.9% range, where as condom protection is rated for 97%. My opinion is the water won't significantly increase your chances as a result. Now pulling out is another story. If your fiancee isn't careful about grabbing the end of the condom as he pulls out, he could slip out of it (leaving it *in* you) and then you have the potential for open contact with ejaculate or even precum, both of which will get you pregnant. For the lowest chances, I'd say to follow directions of condom use (most breakages are due to improper application) and leave it in until you can remove calmly to reduce your risk of an accident.
2006-06-20 04:53:45 · answer #4 · answered by PALADIN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the water to "help the swimmers", it would have to flow past your labia and deep into your body. This doesn't happen, as you are generally "water tight", if you pardon the expression. If you weren't, you'd have water dripping out of you everytime you went swimming!
Besides, at that point, any sperm which could induce pregancy would have already found their way.
As far as using a condom and pulling out- this does decrease the chances of pregnancy, but be certain the condom stays on, and that he when he removes it he doesn't re-insert.
2006-06-20 04:37:35 · answer #5 · answered by the_dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're being very responsible and that's great! You should be fine. You're use of protection is the most important step in prevention. I don't think swimming would have any impact, good or bad.
2006-06-20 04:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by lost_irish_75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not that i know of suggestion why don't you take birth control in addtion to the condom and pulling out can never be too safe right.
2006-06-20 04:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not that i know of... as far as im consirened he used a condom and pulled out so nope dont think ur pregers
2006-06-20 04:32:54 · answer #8 · answered by xplaygirlx206 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have not heard the water can increase chances of pregnancy, and i don't think you have a problem in being pregnant
2006-06-20 04:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be fine. as far as i know water hinders and not helps sperm.
2006-06-20 04:34:27 · answer #10 · answered by tay_jen1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋