I had sex with my girlfriend, and I came on her breasts ... and cleaned it with a towel. If she takes a bath later on that same night, can she get pregnant from the sperm being in the water, even if my penis never even touched her vagina?
You and your girlfriend will not become pregnant from a few errant sperm possibly floating in the bathtub hours after having sex.
Sperm cannot live for long outside the human body. However, if you two are not ready to have a pregnancy right now, then I recommend either abstaining from sexual activity that may possibly lead to intercourse, or at least considering effective birth control, just in case you two end up deciding to have intercourse.
Oftentimes, people go a little farther than they planned to, sexually, and that can lead to some anxiety and, at times, pregnancy risk. You can learn more about birth control options at plannedparenthood.com.
Kinsey Confidential is a collaboration of the IU School of Public Health and The Kinsey Institute. Debby Herbenick is an associate professor at IU and author of six books about sex including “The Coregasm Workout” and “Sex Made Easy.” Visit us at www.kinseyconfidential.org and follow us on Twitter at @DebbyHerbenick and @KinseyCon.
