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hello! i've read all of the articles on pregnancy and how it happens and i just needed some clarification, i know that contact with pre ejaculate that isn't direct contact doesn't cause a risk but would it cause a risk if there was semen on fingers that touched near my vagina, but over my underwear?

Hi!
I did a little poking around on the internet (I was really curious about this), and the general consensus is that unless the underwear was completely saturated there is virtually no risk of pregnancy. Even if there is sperm present on garments, while it passes through the material it most often dies before getting to the other side. If you're really worried you could use spermicide, which is a gel/paste that can be put into the vagina before sex to prevent pregnancy. You can find it at almost any pharmacy and it's over the counter!

thank you so much!! i wasn't sure if there was any sperm on his hand, but he had been touching his penis after ejaculation so i wasn't worried, but i'm also on the birth control pill so i assume i'm probably ok!

if anybody else can help me that would be great

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