Pregnancy Q and A Forum - Conception without penetration

Pregnancy Forum > Pregnancy Q and A Forum > Conception without penetration

What happens during labor? What do contractions feel like? And how do I know that labor has begun? Read on to learn about birthing basics....

Q: Conception without penetration

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 13th, 2009

Sunday night I was with my boyfriend, I gave him a hand job and semen got on my hand. 2-5 minutes later I got up and washed my hands in fairly warm water and with a lot of soap. I can't remember if I towel dried but I think I did. Then I peed and wiped with the hand that had had semen on it. My hand touched the top part of my vagina, near my clitoris. I freaked out and took some more toliet paper, put soap and water on it and washed the area. My question is could I be pregnant from that?

Replies(1)

Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD

replied on January 14th, 2009

Pregnancy Q and A Answer A5370

The semen has to reach the cervix for conception to occur. The cervical environment is not good for the semen, so they have very little time to leave the vagina and enter the uterus and the uterine tubes.

Having this fact in mind, as well as the fact that you have already washed your hands leaving no visible semen reduces the chances for conception to zero.

DISCLAIMER: "Ask a Doctor" questions are answered by certified physicians and other medical professionals who volunteer their time on eHealth Forum. For more information about experts participating in the "Ask a Doctor" Network, please visit our medical experts page. You may also visit our Pregnancy Q and A , for moderated patient to patient support and information.

The information provided on eHealth Forum is designed to improve, not replace, the relationship between a patient and his/her own physician. Personal consultation(s) with a qualified medical professional is the proper means for diagnosing any medical condition.

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc