Few of the sexual partners are happy with an unplanned pregnancy. Even women, who are more interested in marriage and serious relationships, are puzzled if sperm is released during sex. This is especially true for young people who do not want to have children yet. Lubrication for intercourse is necessary for the process to be enjoyable. And she really does have cum, but it is possible to get pregnant from it. Let's find out.
Male discharge: classification
To understand the risk of getting pregnant from male lubricant, you need to know its classification:
Lubricant is a clear, viscous liquid that appears at the time of sexual arousal. Sexual lubricant contains a minimal amount of semen, which means that the risk of conception is minimal.
Smegma is a white discharge during intercourse, which can appear even before the process. They have an unpleasant smell, because smegma is a mixture of secretion produced by the sebaceous glands, moisture and dead epithelium. This white discharge builds up on the glans during intercourse and is often mixed with female lubrication. These secretions after intercourse are not dangerous. White discharge is worthy of concern only if it is a sign of illness.
Smegma, despite its natural origin, in the absence of proper hygiene, can cause an unpleasant smell and a number of complications. The fat glands of the head and foreskin are responsible for its production. This is, in fact, fat, which, without hygiene, accumulates and begins to smell. For pathogenic microflora, this is a fertile environment, so microbes and fungi can provoke an inflammatory process.
The peak activity of the fat glands of the penis head and foreskin is the age of men from 16 to 25 years. It is at this age that sexual activity is also at its peak. The older a man gets, the less smegma he produces. You can avoid a whitish coating on the penis by washing it twice a day. In case of strong discharge, it is recommended to use antibacterial gels for intimate hygiene. It is best not to take soap, as it can greatly dry out the delicate skin of the penis head.
When should you pay attention to lubrication?
Whether it is clear or white discharge, there is a risk of pregnancy during intercourse, which should be the reason for choosing a safer method of contraception than interrupted intercourse.
Often, discharge during arousal is not associated with pathologies, but there are times when it is necessary to pay attention to them:
- when the color of the discharge is unnatural, such as yellowish, greenish, or gray;
- semen or urine has blood stains;
- the discharge has purulent formations or clots;
- they give off an unpleasant odor, which is most often the result of an infection in the genitourinary system;
- an erection causes pain or discomfort.
All of the above may indicate the activity in the body of the pathological process. If itching, swelling or hyperemia joins, it is necessary to urgently visit a doctor. Self-medication can only aggravate the situation and cause serious complications. Only a complete diagnosis will show the essence of the problem, after which the correct therapy will be prescribed.
Reasons for the formation of mucus
Lubrication for intercourse is a necessary phenomenon. The excitement of the partners turns into a prelude, where caresses, intimate kisses inflame them even more and, as a result, mucus is formed. If it does not exist, then for both partners sex will be a torment with pain and discomfort. Therefore, nature has made sure that the pleasure is complete and painless, the lubrication of the penis and the lubrication of the woman contribute to this. Allocations during intercourse, especially if they are abundant, cause girls to panic and suddenly this is the release of sperm to orgasm. Lubrication during intercourse will be colorless, but to know if it will cause pregnancy, you need to find out what it is and where it comes from.
What is a lubricant?
It is not difficult to understand what is released before semen, this is a man's natural lubricant, which appears when sexual arousal occurs. It is called mucus, pre-semen or pre-ejaculate. This liquid comes out of the urethra. The norm is its transparency and viscosity. The bulbourethral glands are responsible for the formation of the lubricant, leaving them, passes through the urethra and appears as a drop on the glans. The process is especially active during foreplay or while watching an exciting video. In an early stage of sexual intercourse and just before orgasm, the ejaculate can stand out particularly profusely. But all of this is natural and shouldn't bother partners.
How much pre-ejaculate is released?
The amount of mucus secreted by each man will be individual. Abundant discharge during intercourse shows how excited a man is. And the higher this state, the more pre-ejaculate is released. For someone it is a drop, and for someone it is enough - about 5-6 ml. Sometimes the discharge during intercourse does not appear at all. Why is there little lubrication? It directly depends on a man's body and his state of health.
The pre-ejaculate may contain semen. When thinking about whether sperm is released during intercourse, the answer is yes. For some, even this small amount may be enough to conceive. Abundant discharge during intercourse is a reason for refusing protection from interrupted intercourse. The presemen itself in its original composition has no sperm, but when it passes through the channels, its remains can enter the mucus.
Important! Abundant discharge during intercourse, including white discharge, is a reason to visit the hospital to undergo a differential diagnosis that will exclude prostorrhea, the entry of juice from the prostate during urination or bowel movements.
Preset function
Lubrication during sexual intercourse is important, because its special composition disinfects and removes acid after urination. This is a natural preparation of the body for the withdrawal of the semen, which will smoothly pass through the prepared channel. In the female vagina, the microflora is acidic to prevent various diseases. But an acidic environment is also harmful to sperm, making it weak and ineffective. And the pre-ejaculate reduces the acidity and when the sperm is released, the female body is ready to accept it, ensuring conception.
Can a girl get pregnant from lube?
Girls are very worried if sperm is released during intercourse. Although there is little of it in the lubricant, there is a risk of getting pregnant. Repeated studies have shown that sperm release during intercourse is minimal. Sperm are sluggish and their ability to fertilize an egg is questionable, especially if cervical mucus produced by the cervix is present.
Tests have shown that the lubricant does not contain sperm in most men. When sperm accumulation was found in the canals, they were analyzed and recognized as incompetent. Therefore, sex with such a man is completely safe, but it is impossible to know for sure that he does not have sperm in the lubricant or that they are inactive. Therefore, doctors advise against engaging in unprotected sex to avoid an unplanned pregnancy.
To protect yourself from conception, you can take a number of preventive measures:
- use any contraception from the barrier to the calendar;
- both partners should monitor intimate hygiene, wash before and after intercourse;
- a man after the first sexual intercourse has to empty his bladder to remove the remains of the semen, and for a woman this is a way to make the environment in the vagina acid again;
- after sex, use a weak acid solution for washing or showering, using lemon juice or boric acid.
Risks
Is semen released before orgasm? Most often this happens when it comes to repeated sexual intercourse. The urethra may contain active sperm that have not had time to come out. This is what causes an unplanned pregnancy. The risk of getting pregnant in this case is 30%. There is a way to reduce the activity of that selection. There are a lot of sperm in the sperm, and although there are few in the lubricant, they can also be active. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce their activity with the acid contained in the urine. You just need to urinate after the first sexual intercourse. This will reduce the risk of conception to 7-10%.
Destructive myths
When men ejaculate during unprotected intercourse, the risk of getting pregnant is extremely high. This leads to the fact that most young couples believe in conception from a single sperm. In fact, only one sperm enters the egg, which leads to conception. But fertilization is the collective work of a large number of spermatozoa, which die and are lost on the way to the egg. Even the most persistent needs the flow of his collaborators, otherwise he will not achieve his goal. It is also important for him to meet a mature egg on this path, which reaches maturity only once a month.
Getting pregnant is not easy and, for this to happen, the specific factors must match:
- The egg must be fully mature and ready to conceive a baby.
- Active sperm needs to find that egg and fertilize it quickly. Most often this happens when a girl is ovulating.
- A man's lubricant must have a large number of active sperms. After all, very often the average man has few or none. Even for a particular man, the amount of semen in the lubricant can change every day and depends on various reasons.
The white discharge after intercourse, if it is not semen, will also contain a small amount of semen. Therefore, it is best to make your sex safe.
summing up
Answering the main question of all girls, can they get pregnant from male lubricant, you can safely answer "yes". But the possibility of this is still minimal. This is why sexual partners who are not yet ready to become parents must be protected with condoms or birth control pills. Barrier contraception in this case is the only option for safe pleasure.
For those for whom such options are unacceptable, you can choose to prevent pregnancy by coitus interruptus in tandem with the calendar method. According to him, partners are guided by the sterile days that appear in the menstrual cycle of each woman. This method is suitable only for those girls who know that their cycle is regular and precise. This is the only way to keep track of safe days and enjoy unprotected sex. This method is used by most couples, but there is some risk in it, because failure can occur in any organism.