Expert: Diana Archer - 7/14/2009

Question
hi i wanted to know if precum can get me pregnant if it was only a tiny amount and it was on the penis and the penis was on me but about an inche away from my vagina. like it was a little bit above my vagina. i checked to see if anything had gotten on me but i was dry. is there a chance that i can still get pregnant? is there a chance that i can get pregnant if even the smallest drop was at the tip of my vagina. and note that i have a cycle of about 30-32 days. i had just gotten off my period 3 days before this happened.

Answer
Hey Alicia,

Precum can get you pregnant, as it contains sperm.
However, in your situation, it is very unlikely you are pregnant.
During normal sex, sperm is deposited at the far end of the vagina, but most are killed by the protective barriers in the vagina. The small amount of sperm is very unlikely to be able to make it all the way up your vagina and to the egg. Also, as your period had just recently finished, you are very unlikely to have been ovulating anyway, so I think you're pretty safe.

Diana