This is quite a controversial subject. Is it possible for a virgin woman to get pregnant? Even without having had any sexual intercourse? Without any kind of vaginal penetration? If it’s possible, how does it happen? How can you prevent it? These are the questions we will answer next.
You, in the heat of the moment and making out with your boyfriend or fling, start to wonder, should I give in? The foreplay keeps getting more intense until he ejaculates. Even if there was no penetration, you start to question yourself. Is it possible to get pregnant like that, even without completing sexual intercourse? Today, we’ll look at the factors involved in this. But let us reassure you right away: it’s extremely rare for this to happen.
Under What Conditions Can a Virgin Get Pregnant?
The first thing to consider is the situation. Were you naked, dressed, or wearing underwear? Was there direct contact with semen, meaning did the man ejaculate inside the vagina or even at its entrance? Was there ejaculation? All these are clues that can help you solve the mystery. The second thing: what stage of your cycle were you in? Is it possible you were in your fertile period? Remember that a woman can only get pregnant if she is in her fertile period. To calculate your fertile period, use the ovulation calculator.
The third point to consider is the symptoms1. Normally and frequently, hormones can bring on some symptoms. This happens naturally, even if you’re not pregnant. However, we only start paying attention to this when pregnancy is suspected. Therefore, in these cases, symptoms are not very reliable.
How Can a Pregnancy Like This Happen?
This can happen if the woman is in her fertile period and the partner ejaculates inside the vagina. However, remember that virginity means a woman who has never had intimate contact. In these cases, pregnancy is rare but can happen if, somehow, semen enters the vaginal cavity. Even though the hymen is present, in most cases, it has an opening that allows for menstruation to exit. In other cases, there is a flexible hymen, which doesn’t easily break but opens with the woman’s movements, making pregnancy possible by allowing a small opening.
IMPORTANT: For pregnancy to happen in virgins, the man needs to ejaculate inside or at least at the entrance of the vagina. In this way, hypothetically, semen could trickle into the organ and the sperm could progress on their journey. However, it’s worth saying, a woman getting pregnant as a virgin is extremely rare—about 1 in a million cases.
Risk Situations
Situation 1: I was making out with my boyfriend. We were both without our lower clothes and at a certain moment, he ejaculated on my leg, close to the vagina. At that moment, I was in the middle of my menstrual cycle. Is it possible that I’m pregnant? Answer: No, it’s not possible. Ejaculation on the leg does not give sperm the chance to reach the vagina. For this to happen, semen must be inside or at least right at the vaginal entrance, as sperm could hypothetically move, especially if the woman is very lubricated. And the fact is, arousal fluid helps conduct sperm to the inner cavity of the vagina.
Situation 2: I was with my boyfriend, there was very mild penetration, not complete, and he withdrew at the time of ejaculation, but still ejaculated at the entrance of the vagina. I wasn’t wearing underwear and his penis was without a condom. Is it possible to get pregnant? Answer: Yes. If the man ejaculated at the entrance of the vagina, it’s possible for pregnancy to happen if the woman is in her fertile period.
How to Prevent Pregnancy Even If You’re a Virgin?
It’s important to say that if you are not yet sexually active but are getting close to having sexual relations, you need to be careful. Preventing pregnancy is important, and you can be more relaxed if you use contraceptives2, and especially condoms (yes, even without penetration, including during oral sex). Heated make-out sessions can get out of control, and that’s when the worry starts. Being careful is very important. Ask your boyfriend or fling to always use a condom! It will protect you from an unwanted pregnancy and also from possible sexually transmitted infections3.
