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Can you get pregnant from dry humping?

The straightforward answer is no! So if you’re enjoying some intense intimacy sessions with your partner and ejaculation happens, don’t panic. While sperm seem super scary and super strong, they cannot, in reality, travel through layers of clothing and head directly for a vagina. It just doesn’t happen like that. In order for pregnancy to happen, semen (the fluid that contains sperm) needs to be placed directly at or within the vagina. You’re fine. BUT if you anticipate an escalation in your forms of intimacy in the near future (ie sex) and don’t want to get pregnant, now is always a great time to look into birth control!