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Pregnancy

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How Can I get Pregnant?
Having a Healthy Pregnancy
Symptoms of Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Age
First Time Sex
Pregnancy and the Menstrual Cycle
Drugs and Pregnancy
Unprotected Sex
Residual Semen
Birth Control
Dry Sex and Clothing
Fingering
Oral Sex
Ejaculation in the Vagina
Semen Outside the Vagina
Miscellaneous
STD's and Pregnancy
Post Pregnancy/Miscarriage

How can I get pregnant?

Pregnancy and Anal Sex (03/2009)
I Think I Might Have Depression and I'm Concerned I'm Pregnant (02/2009)
How Soon Can I Get Pregnant After an Abortion? (03/2008)
My Boyfriend Pulled Out, Could I Be Pregnant? (03/2008)
Pregnancy and the "Doggy-Style" Position (02/2008)
Can I Get Pregnant if His Penis Didn't go All the Way in? (02/2008)
Masturbated in the Shower. Could My Girlfriend be Pregnant? (10/2007)
Pregnancy After First Time Intercourse (10/2007)
Period After Unprotected Sex (5/2007)
Smoking and Pregnancy (4/2007)
Trouble Getting Pregnant (3/2007)
Periods, Pregnancy, and Conception (11/2006)
How Can I Get Pregnant? (2/2006)
How to Become Pregnant (2/2006)
Long-term Side Effects of Estrogen Use (11/2004)
Pregnancy and Ovulation (11/2004)
The Best Time to Conceive (11/2004)
How to Relax During Sex In Order To Get Wife Pregnant (3/2004)
Orgasm A Must For Pregnancy? (1/2004)
Male Fertility Research (6/2003)
How Do I Get Pregnant Fast? (12/2001)

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Having a Healthy Pregnancy

Prepare Myself for Pregnancy? (03/2009)
Is it possible to change a baby's genetics? (03/2009)
Sex During Pregnancy (02/2009)
I Think I'm Pregnant—Now What? (12/2008)
Condom Broke with Spermicide, Now Pregnant (05/2008)
Could having a UTI affect pregnancy (05/2008)
Pregnancy and Amusement Parks (5/2007)
Cialis, Pregnancy, and Conception (4/2007)
Can a Man's Use of Methamphetamines Effect a Fetus? (4/2007)
Pregnancy and Crystal Meth (4/2007)
Children of Incest (11/2006)
Having Trouble Concieving (11/2006)
Gender Selection (10/2006)
Who Is the Father, I Had Sex With Three Men? (3/2006)
My Friend is trying to Get Pregnant without Her Husband's Knowledge (3/2006)
My Boyfriend Hates Pregnancy (1/2006)
Who to See if I Think I am Pregnant? (1/2004)
Use of Vibrator During Pregnancy (11/2004)
How Early Can I Take a Test to See if I Am Pregnant? (5/2003)
Swallowing Semen While Pregnant (3/2004)
Chances of Getting Pregnant With Only The Pill and No Back-up Method (5/2004)

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Symptoms of Pregnancy

How effective are at home pregnancy tests? (02/2009)
Metallic Taste in Mouth a Sign of Pregnancy? (11/2008)
Symptoms of Pregnancy (11/2006)
Will the Baby Be Affected if the Husband Was on Drugs/alcohol at Time of Conception (5/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant if After Having a Baby My Breast Started Leaking Again? (12/2004)
Discharge That Signals Pregnancy (5/2004)
Pregnant After Withdrawal and Strange Symptoms? (1/2004)

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Pregnancy and Age

Thirteen and Pregnant, Scared to Tell Mom (03/2008)
Pregnant Although Pre-pubescent (02/2008)
I Have Not Had My First Period, but Have Had Sex. When Can I See if I Am Pregnant? (3/2006)
Can My 13 Year Old Daughter Be Pregnant? (3/2005)
Can Girls Get Pregnant Before Having Their First Period? (3/2004)
Sexual Abuse, Pregnancy, and Periods (1/2004)
Can I Get Pregnant Even if I'm too Young to Have My Period Yet? (4/2003)

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First Time Sex

Can You Get Pregnant When You Get Your Cherry Popped? (4/2007)
Can a Woman Get Pregnant From Penile-Vaginal Contact Without Penetration? (4/2007)
If My Hymen Is Intact and My Boyfriend Withdrew Before Ejaculating, Could I Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
I Briefly Penetrated My Girlfriend in the Hot Tub... Could She Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
Could I Get Pregnant if My Cherry Did Not Pop When I Had Sex? (12/2005)
Pregnancy, Hymen, and Virginity (5/2004)
Can My Girlfriend Get Pregnant if We Are Both Virgins? (1/2004)
Pregnancy the First Time a Girl Has Had Sex? (1/2004)
First Time Sex Worries (3/2002)
When My Cherry Pops but There Is No Cum Can I Get Pregnant? (3/2002)

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Pregnancy and the Menstrual Cycle

Irregular/Missing Periods

I Had Unprotected Sex and Missed my Period, Am I Pregnant? (03/2009)
Can I Be Pregnant? (02/2009)
Period After Sex Without A Condom and Last Birth Control Pill (03/2008)
Did Having My "Cherry Popped" Make My Period Start Later? (02/2008)
Period 7 Weeks After Intercourse, Could I be Pregnant? (02/2008)
If I Were Pregnant, When Would I Miss My Period? (11/2007)
I'm Confused, Could I Really Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
Skipped Periods (3/2007)
My Period Is a Week Late. Could I Be Pregnant? (11/2006)
Late Period After First Time Sex (11/2006)
Late Period After First Time, Brief Sex (11/2006)
I Had Sex With My Boyfriend One Day After Menstruation� (11/2006)
I Was on My Period, My Partner Didn't Pull out in Time and We Didn't Use Protection... (11/2006)
How Do I Get Pregnant if My Periods Are Irregular? (11/2006)
Late Period (11/2006)
Skipped Period, After Protected Sex (10/2006)
I Have Only Had One Period but I Have Had Unprotected Sex. Could I Be Pregnant? (5/2006)
Irregular Periods (11/2004)
Irregular Periods, Breast Tenderness: Pregnant?? (11/2004)
Irregular Periods (3/2006)
Irregular periods (10/2004)
4 Months Without a Period (6/2004)
My Period is Early. Can I be Pregnant if I Got My Period After Unprotected Sex? (5/2004)
My period was 2 days late. Could I still be pregnant? (2/2004)
Am I Pregnant After Two Menstrual Periods? (12/2003)
Why Have I Stopped Getting My Period? (10/2003)
Missing Periods (4/2003)

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Menstrual Cycle and Fertility

Periods During Pregnancy (11/2006)
Pregnant With Period? (11/2006)
Sex While Ovulating (8/2005)
Pregnancy and ovulation (5/2005)
Can I Get Pregnant at Certain Times of My Menstrual Cycle? (10/2003)
Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy (1/2004)

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Can I Still Be Pregnant if I Have Had My Period?

Can I get pregnant if we had sex once and she started her period after? (05/2008)
Pregnancy Symptoms with Contraceptive Use (02/2008)
I Got My Period After Unprotected Sex, Could I Still Be Pregnant? (5/2007)
Can I be Pregnant if I Got My Period After Unprotected Sex? (5/2007)
Am I Pregnant? (4/2007)
Can I Be Pregnant If I Had My Period a Week After I Had Sex? (4/2007)
Period after Unprotected Sex (2/2007)
Could I Be Pregnant Even Though I Got My Period? (1/2006)
Could I Be Pregnant From Short First Time Sex if He Didn't Cum? (8/2005)
Is there a possibility That She Is Pregnant Even After She Had Her Menses? (8/2005)
I've Started My Period Could I Still Be Pregnant? (1/2005)
Pregnancy Symptoms and Period at the Same Time (7/2005)
Can I Still Be Pregnant After Getting My Period? (7/2005)
Sex and Headaches (7/2005)
I Spotted After My Period. Could I Be Pregnant? (5/2005)
Pregnancy During Menstruation (2/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant if I Had Sex but He Didn't Cum? (11/2004)
Sex Without Cumming: Pregnant? (10/2004)
Menstruation During Pregnancy (3/2004)

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Can I Get Pregnant if I Have Sex During My Period?

I think I'm pregnant even though I had my period (02/2009)
Pregnancy on Period and Tests (4/2007)
Can I Get Pregnant During the Days Following My Period? (4/2007)
Can Sex Start your Period? (4/2007)
Can Sex While Having a Period Cause Pregnancy? (1/2006)
Am I Pregnant if I Had Unsafe Sex on the Last Day of My Period? (12/2005)
Can a Girl Get Pregnant While She Is on Her Period? (4/2003)

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Drugs and Pregnancy

Do My Girlfriend's Medications Affect the Accuracy of a Pregnancy Test? (02/2008)
Will Past Drug Abuse Affect My Babies Health? (2/2008)
Cialis, Pregnancy, and Conception (4/2007)
Can a Man's Use of Methamphetamines Effect a Fetus? (4/2007)
Pregnancy and Crystal Meth (4/2007)
Paternal Drug Exposure (10/2006)
Will the Dad's Cocaine Habits Effect Fetal Development? (5/2006)
Sex, Cocaine and Pregnancy (3/2006)
Drug Usage and Pregnancy (1/2006)
Will the Baby Be Affected if the Husband Was on Drugs/alcohol at Time of Conception (5/2005)
I Did Ecstasy While I Was Pregnant. What Can Happen to My Baby? (2/2005)
Can My Partner's Cocaine Use Affect My Baby? (6/2004)
Marijuana and the Fetus (2/2004)
Marijuana and Pregnancy (1/2004)
Effects of Drugs During Pregnancy (10/2003)
What Damage Have I Done by Taking Ecstasy and Alcohol in Early Pregnancy? (1/2004)

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Unprotected

Unprotected Sex Without Ejaculation (11/2007)
I'm Confused, Could I Really Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
Can a Woman Get Pregnant From Penile-Vaginal Contact Without Penetration? (4/2007)
If My Hymen Is Intact and My Boyfriend Withdrew Before Ejaculating, Could I Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
Pregnancy Risks From Ejaculating in the Vagina (4/2007)
Should I Take a Pregnancy Test? (3/2007)
We Had Unprotected Sex (1/2007)
Birth Control and Pregnancy (1/2007)
No period, but Boyfriend's Penis Barely Went Inside. Could I Be Pregnant? (1/2007)
Sex Two Days After Period. Pregnant? (12/2006)
Could I Be Pregnant From Someone Else's Dildo? (12/2006)
I Had Unprotected Sex, but I've Gotten My Period, Am I Pregnant? (12/2006)
Unprotected Teenage Sex and No Pregnancy (11/2006)

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Residual Semen

The Condom Broke, But He Didn't Ejaculate. Can I Be Pregnant? (03/2009)
Can I impregnate myself with my fianc�e's semen? (02/2009)
Could I be pregnant from dried semen on my hand? (05/2008)
Chances of Pregnancy From Semen on a Toilet or Bath (02/2008)
Could She Be Pregnant From Precum On Her Hands? (10/2007)
Pregnancy if My Boyfriend Had Precum on His Hands (5/2007)
Sperm in Chlorine (5/2007)
Chances of Pregnancy From Semen on a Towel (3/2007)
Can I Get Pregnant if Sperm Landed on My Stomach in the Shower (5/2005)
Sex, Negative Pregnancy Tests, and 1 Missed Period (1/2005)
How Long Can Sperm Live in Air? In a Bath?" (10/2003)
Can Semen on My Boyfriend's Hands Get Me Pregnant? (3/2006)
Will a Hot Shower Kill Residual Semen? (4/2003)

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Birth Control

Withdrawal

Risk of Pregnancy Using Withdrawal (9/2007)
Pregnancy Chance With Masturbation and Pull-Out Method (5/2007)
Pregnancy Chances From Withdrawal (5/2007)
Chances of Pregnancy From the "Pull-out" Method (3/2007)
My Partner Withdrew, Am I Pregnant? (11/2006)
Pre-ejaculate in Vagina, Pregnancy Possible? (10/2006)
Can I Become Pregnant From Pre-cum? (1/2006)
Pregnancy Concerns (8/2005)
Could I Get Pregnant Even Though My Boyfriend Didn't Come Inside Me? (5/2005)
Pregnant From Pre-Cum? (6/2004)
Pregnancy From 5 Second Sex? (6/2004)
Risks of Pregnancy (6/2004)
Pregnant From PreCum? (3/2004)
Could Withdrawal Lead To Pregnancy? (12/2003)
Pregnancy With Condom and Withdrawal Techniques (4/2003)

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Hormonal Birth Control

I Missed BC Pills, Could I Be Pregnant? (11/2007)
Misuse of Pill (4/2007)
Contraception, Spotting and Yeast Infections (4/2007)
Could My Girlfriend Be Pregnant Even if She Took Emergency Contraceptive (Plan B)? (1/2006)
What Are the Chances of Getting Pregnant With a Condom and The Pill? (1/2006)
Hormonal Birth Control and Douching (5/2006)
I Had Sex With My Girlfriend With a Condom on, Could She Still Be Pregnant? (11/2006)
Emergency Contraceptive as a Regular Birth Control Method (1/2007)
Nuva Ring Effectiveness (10/2006)
Unprotected Sex, Intermittent Pill Use, Pregnancy Possible? (10/2006)
What Are the Chances of Getting Pregnant With a Condom and The Pill? (1/2006)
Could I Be Pregnant if I Missed a Pill? (11/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant if I Take Birth Control Pills? (5/2005)
Starting The Pill After Unprotected Sex (7/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant if I Missed a pill the Day After I Had Sex? (12/2005)
Missing Oral Contraceptive Pills (6/2004)
Chances of Gettting Pregnant With Only The Pill and No Back-up Method (5/2004)
Threw Up Birth Control Pill (1/2004)
Nuva Ring Question (10/2003)
Ortho Evra Pregnancy (6/2003)
Pregnancy and The Pill (6/2003)

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Diaphragm

Am I Pregnant After Wearing Diaphragm, No Spermicide? (2/2004)

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Plan B

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Condoms

Condom Broke and Then Put Spermicide In Afterwards (03/2008)
Pregnancy From Putting the Condom on Inside-out? (02/2008)
Condom Slipped Off After Ejaculation (5/2007)
Condom Slipped When Pulling Out (3/2007)
Condom Broke, Could I Be Pregnant? (11/2006)
I Had Sex 3 Times, Got My Period, and Took a Pregnancy Test. Could I Still Be Pregnant? (4/2006)
Used a Condom and Withdrawal: Pregnant? (12/2006)
Can My Girlfriend Get Pregnant if the Condom is Not Fitted Tightly (1/2006)
The Condom Slipped Forward During Intercourse (4/2006)
When Condoms Break (11/2006)
How Can You Tell if a Male Is a Virgin? (1/2006)
What Are the Chances That I Am Pregnant? (1/2006)
Does the Hymen Strengthen With Age? (12/2005)
Chances of Pregnancy/Condom Effectiveness/Obtaining Birth Control Pills (8/2005)
Condom Breaking Pregnancy Scare (5/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant From First Time Sex With Condoms? (1/2005)
Cum Inside Condom, Pregnant? (6/2004)
I Don't Know if the Condom Broke. Am I Pregnant? (3/2004)
What Are the Chances of Pregnancy When Using a Condom? (3/2005)

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Sterilization

Could I Be Pregnant After Having My Tubes Tied? (11/2007)
Is It Possible To Get Pregnant After Having Your "Tubes Tied?" (5/2007)
Possibility of Pregnancy After Sterilization? (5/2007)
Pregnancy Symptoms After Sterilization (4/2007)
Can I Be Pregnant if I Got My Tubes Tied? (2/2006)
Is it Possible to Become Pregnant after Getting Your "Tubes Tied? (8/2005)
Could I Be Pregnant if I Had My Tubes Tied? (12/2005)
Chance Pregnancy After Tubes Tied/Clamped? (12/2003)

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Pregnancy, Dry Sex, and Clothing

Why Can't Sperm Travel Through Thicker Clothing? (02/2008)
Clothing, Ejaculate, Missed Periods & Travel (10/2007)
Can I Become Pregnant Without Penetration? (5/2007)
Could My Girlfriend be Pregnant? (5/2007)
Chances of Pregnancy From Genital Touching (5/2007)
Thin Pants and Ejaculation (4/2007)
Pre-Cum and Pregnancy (1/2007)
Can She Get Pregnant if I Penetrate Her While Her Underwear Is on? (3/2006)
Can Sperm Travel Through Clothes? (3/2006)
Outercourse After Period Ends, Risk of Pregnancy? (3/2006)
Dry Humping, Ejaculation, Pregnant? (3/2006)
Pregnancy Without Penetration? (10/2006)
Late Period, Long Period, Am I Pregnant? (10/2006)
Can Ejaculate Seep into My Vagina and Impregnate Me? (10/2006)
Could I Be Pregnant From Having Dry Sex? (11/2006)
Can I Be Pregnant if My Partner Rubbed His Penis on My Clit (11/2006)
Can I Be Pregnant if My Partner and I Had Dry Sex? (5/2006)
If a Guy Cums on Your Pants Can You Get Pregnant? (8/2005)
Can I Get Pregnant When We Both Have Our Clothes on? (7/2005)
Can I Get Pregnant During Dry Sex? (5/2005)
Do You Think it Is Possible for Me to Be Pregnant? (3/2005)
Risk of Dry Sex Leading to Pregnancy (11/2004)
Frequent Dry Sex and Pregnancy (11/2004)
Clothing, Dry Sex and Pregnancy (11/2004)
Can Sperm Get Through Underwear? (12/2003)
Pregnancy From Dry Sex? (12/2003)
Am I Pregnant From Dry Humping? (6/2003)

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Fingering

My Boyfriend Wiped off the Cum On His Hand and Then Fingered Me � Could I Be Pregnant? (4/2007)
Can Hand Sanitizers Kill Sperm? (4/2007)
Can a Girl Get Pregnant From Fingering? (4/2007)
My Boyfriend Fingered Me...Could I Be Pregnant? (1/2007)
I Just Urinated and Then Fingered My Girlfriend, Is She Pregnant? (12/2006)
Could I Get Pregnant if His Penis Did Not go Inside Me? (12/2005)
Pregnancy From Semen on Hand? (8/2005)
Sperm on Fingers During Manual Sex (7/2005)
Can I Be Pregnant After Being Fingered? (5/2005)
Risk of Getting Pregnant (2/2005)
Can Cum From My Hand Get a Girl Pregnant? (5/2005)
Ejaculation Outside the Vagina and Spotting. Pregnant?? (1/2005)
My Boyfriend Fingered Me. Could I Be Pregnant? (5/2004)

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Oral Sex

Is There a Danger of Pregnancy if I Came Outside Her Mouth When She Was Giving Me Oral? (02/2008)
Masturbating After Oral Sex, Could This Lead to Pregnancy? (10/2007)
Precum Sperm Transfer Worries (11/2006)
Pregnant After Oral Sex on Him, Kiss, Then Oral on Her? (2/2004)

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Ejaculation in the Vagina

Pregnancy Risks From Ejaculating in the Vagina (4/2007)
Washing Out the Vagina After Ejaculation (4/2007)
Is She Pregnant? (1/2006)
Pregnant from Unprotected Sex a Week After Period? (5/2005)
Does a Man Cumming Inside of You Induce Your Period? (5/2005)
Ejaculation in the Vagina (6/2004)

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Semen Outside the Vagina

Can outside ejaculation lead to pregnancy? (03/2009)
Male Concerned about Impregnation (03/2009)
Am I Pregnant? (02/2009)
Can Oral Sex Lead to Pregnancy? (02/2009)
Pregnancy From Precum on the Clitoris (02/2008)
Clothing, Ejaculate, Missed Periods & Travel (10/2007)
Can Toilet Water Make You Pregnant? (6/2007)
Can I Get Pregnant Even With No Penetration? (5/2007)
Pregnancy if My Boyfriend Had Precum on His Hands (5/2007)
Can a Girl Get Pregnant from Precum? (5/2007)
Pregnancy Chances from Withdrawal (5/2007)
My Partner Releases Some Sort of Fluid, But I Don't Think He Is Ejaculating, What Could It Be? (4/2007)
During Dry Sex My Penis Rubbed On Her Vagina, Can She Get Pregnant? (4/2007)
Ejaculate Outside the Vagina (3/2007)
Pregnant from Unprotected Sex a Week After Period? (12/2004)
Can Cum Landing on Your Body Get You Pregnant/ (5/2003)
If Semen Lands Outside the Vagina, Can I Become Pregnant? (3/2002)

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Miscellaneous

My Girlfriend Fingered Herself With My Cum. Can She Be Pregnant? (03/2009)
Can Urine Kill Sperm? (12/2008)
Pregnancy Without First Period (5/2007)
Pregnancy Chance with Masturbation and Pull-Out Method (5/2007)
How Soon Can I Take a Home Pregnancy Test? (5/2007)
I'm Pregnant. Should I Stop Masturbating if I'm Experiencing Pain Afterwards? (5/2007)
Is Masturbating During Pregnancy Dangerous to the Baby or Mother? (4/2007)
Male Pregnancy (4/2007)
Vaginal Cerclage and Anal Sex (2/2007)
Ejaculating in the Spa (6/2004)

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STDs and Pregnancy

What Can an STI Do to an Unborn Baby? (03/2009)
Can I Get Pregnant if I Have HPV? (1/2006)

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Post Pregnancy/Miscarriage

Dealing With Labia Floppiness After Childbirth (4/2007)
Post Pregnancy Menstruation (11/2006)
Sex After A Miscarriage (2/2004)
How to Regain Your Sex Life After the Baby is Born (5/2003)

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