Few of the sexual partners are happy with an unplanned pregnancy. Even women who are more interested in marriage and serious relationships are confused if semen is released during sex. This is especially true for young people who do not yet want to have children. Lubrication for intercourse is necessary for the process to be comfortable. And it really has sperm, but is it 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 occurs at the time of sexual arousal. Sexual lubricant contains a minimum amount of semen, which means that the risk of fertilization is minimal.
Smegma is white discharge during intercourse, which can also occur before the process. They have an unpleasant odor because smegma is a mixture of secretions produced by the sebaceous glands, moisture and dead epithelium. This white discharge accumulates on the gloss during intercourse and is often mixed with female lubrication. These secretions after intercourse are not dangerous. White discharge is only worthy of concern if it is a sign of illness.
Smegma, despite its natural origin, in the absence of proper hygiene can cause an unpleasant odor and a number of complications. The sebaceous glands of the head and foreskin are responsible for its production. This is actually fat which without hygiene accumulates and starts to smell bad. For pathogenic microflora, this is a fertile environment so microbes and fungi can induce an inflammatory process.
The highest activity of the sebaceous glands in the head of the penis and foreskin is men age 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. Soap is better not to take because it can greatly dry out the delicate skin on the head of the penis.
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 sex.
Often discharge during arousal is not associated with pathologies, but there are times when you need to be aware of 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 blood clots;
- they give off an unpleasant odor, most often the result of an infection of 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 accompanies it, see a doctor immediately. Self-medication can only aggravate the situation and cause serious complications. Only a full diagnosis will show the essence of the problem, after which the correct therapy will be prescribed.
Causes of mucus formation
Lubrication for intercourse is a necessary phenomenon. The arousal of 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, sex for both partners will be a pain 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. Assignments during intercourse, especially if they are abundant, lead the girls to panic, and suddenly this is the release of semen 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 the natural lubricant of a man that appears when sexual arousal occurs. It is called mucus, pre-semen or pre-ejaculate. This fluid comes out of the urethra. The norm is its transparency and tackiness. The bulbourethral glands are responsible for the formation of lubricant, leaving them, it passes through the urethra and appears as a drop on the glans penis. The process is especially active during foreplay or watching an exciting video. At an early stage of intercourse and just before orgasm, ejaculate can stand out particularly abundantly. But all this is natural and should not bother partners.
How much pre-ejaculate is released?
The amount of mucus excreted by each man will be individual. Abundant discharge during intercourse shows how aroused a man is. And the higher this state is, the more pre-ejaculate is released. For some it is a drop, and for some it is quite a lot - about 5-6 ml. Sometimes discharge during intercourse does not appear at all. Why is there a little lubrication? It depends directly on a man's body and his state of health.
Pre-ejaculate may contain some semen. When you think about whether semen is released during intercourse, the answer is yes. For some, even this small amount may be enough to get pregnant. Abundant discharge during intercourse is a reason to refuse protection in the event of interrupted intercourse. The pream even in its original composition has no semen, but when it passes through the ducts, its remnants 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 rule out prostorrhea - the ingress of juice from the prostate during urination or defecation.
Predicted function
Lubrication during 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 seed, which will pass through the prepared channel without any problems. 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 inefficient. And pre-ejaculate reduces the acidity, and when sperm is released, the female body is ready to accept it, ensuring conception.
Can a girl get pregnant from lube?
Girls are very concerned about whether semen is released during intercourse. Although there is some of it in the lube, there is a risk of getting pregnant. Repeated studies have shown that the release of semen during intercourse is minimal. Spermatozoa are sluggish and their ability to fertilize an egg is questionable, especially if cervical mucus produced by the cervix is present.
Analyzes have shown that the lubricant in most men does not contain sperm at all. When an accumulation of spermatozoa was found in the ducts, they were analyzed and recognized as incompetent. Therefore, sex with such a man is quite safe, but it is impossible to know for sure that he has no semen in the lubricant or that they are inactive. Therefore, doctors do not recommend practicing unprotected sex to avoid an unplanned pregnancy.
To protect yourself from conception, you can adopt a number of preventive measures:
- use any barrier-to-calendar contraception;
- both partners should monitor intimate hygiene, wash before and after sex;
- a man after the first intercourse must empty the bladder to remove the remnants of the seed, and for a woman this is a way of making the environment of the vagina again acidic;
- after sex, use a weak acid solution for washing or rinsing, use lemon juice or boric acid.
Risks
Is sperm released before orgasm? Most often this happens if it is repeated intercourse. The urethra may contain active sperm that have not 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 such a committee. There are many spermatozoa in the semen, 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 have to pee after the first intercourse. This will reduce the risk of fertilization to 7-10%.
To destroy 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 cell. In fact, only one sperm cell penetrates the egg, leading to conception. But fertilization is the collective work of a large number of sperm, which die and are lost on the way to the egg. Even the most persistent needs a stream of his employees, otherwise he will not reach his goal. It is also important for him to meet a mature egg on this path, which only reaches maturity once a month.
Getting pregnant is not easy, and for this to happen, specific factors must match:
- The egg must be fully mature and ready to conceive.
- The active sperm must find the egg and fertilize it quickly. Most often this happens when a girl is ovulating.
- The lubricant for a man must have a large number of active spermatozoa. It is most often the case that the average man has either few or none at all. Even for a particular man, the amount of semen in the lubricant can change daily and depend on various reasons.
Even white discharge after intercourse, if it is not semen, will contain a small amount of semen. Therefore, it is better to make your sex safe.
Summary
Answering the main question for all girls, they can get pregnant by male lubricant, you can calmly answer "yes". But the chance of this is still minimal. It is because of this that sexual partners who are not yet ready to become parents need to be protected with condoms or birth control pills. Barrier prevention 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 line with the calendar method. According to him, partners are governed by the barren days that appear in every woman’s menstrual cycle. This method is only suitable for those girls who know that their cycle is regular and accurate. This is the only way to track safe days and enjoy unprotected sex. This method is used by most couples, but there is some risk involved because a defect can occur in any organism.