Thank you for your question! It’s super important to mention that anytime a woman has unprotected sexual contact, which includes touching, rubbing, or penetration with a penis, she may run the risk of becoming pregnant. For example, if you and your partner are dry humping, meaning your vagina is rubbing against his penis without protection, you can become pregnant. Anytime the penis penetrates or touches the vagina (unprotected), even if your partner doesn’t think he ejaculated (“cum”), there is a risk for pregnancy. Although very unlikely to cause a pregnancy, wet semen on a blanket could have sperm on it. It’s very important that if you think you are pregnant you consult visit a women’s health clinic such as Planned Parenthood or you schedule an appointment with your health care provider (HCP) to test you for pregnancy.
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