Contents:
- Medical Video: Fertilization (Conception)
- Could a woman become pregnant because of swimming?
- Can sperm penetrate the skin and make it pregnant?
- Then can sex in the pool make you pregnant?
- How long can sperm survive?
- How much sperm is needed to get pregnant?
Medical Video: Fertilization (Conception)
Maybe you often hear the issues of women becoming pregnant because of swimming or bathing in hot springs. You might be afraid to swim in a public place, especially in a swimming pool that has many men. Wait a minute, actually where did this issue come from? Is it true that someone can get pregnant because of swimming, or is this issue just a hoax that is spread to scare women? Just immediately check the scientific explanation below.
Could a woman become pregnant because of swimming?
A man may ejaculate (remove semen containing sperm) in a swimming pool or bath, but is it possible to get pregnant because of swimming? The answer isnot.
Why can not? Sperm that is released when a man swims cannot walk in search of the vagina, penetrates a bathing suit, enters the cervix, and fertilizes the egg until a pregnancy occurs.
If ejaculation occurs in normal warm water, sperm may last for several minutes to live. However, the possibility of sperm in the water to find a way into a woman's body is so small that the chances of getting pregnant are very low.
Especially when swimming or sitting in a bathing pool, the vaginal opening is usually not in an open or widened position. The vagina will only open during labor and if you receive sexual stimulation. So, actually there is no way for sperm cells in pond water to reach the egg in a woman's body.
Meanwhile, if ejaculation occurs in hot water or in a cold swimming pool filled with chemicals or other substances, sperm will not survive for more than a few seconds.
Sperm can only live outside the body for a while and in the right environment. Well, swimming pool water is not an environment that can support sperm life. So basically, water cannot be an intermediary for sperm cells to enter into a woman's body and cause pregnancy. So, there is no need to worry about swimming or bathing in a bath with men.
Can sperm penetrate the skin and make it pregnant?
Again, the answer can not. To produce a pregnancy, sperm cells must enter through the cervix to meet the egg. Whereas if sperm sticks to the skin, sperm cells will not be absorbed by the skin and then taken to the egg cell.
Therefore, you will not get pregnant because you swim and your skin touches the sperm of another person. After all, sperm cells will immediately die outside the human body, for example when sticking to the skin.
Then can sex in the pool make you pregnant?
If you have sex with your partner in the pool or in the water, a clear pregnancy may occur. Because the penetration will allow sperm to directly entered and stored in the vagina, and water outside the body will not interfere with this process.
How long can sperm survive?
Sperm can survive anywhere from 20-60 minutes outside your body. However, this depends on exposure to air and other environmental factors.
Sperm on the surface of dry objects such as clothing or human skin will die when semen dries. In warm water or hot tubs, sperm may live longer because sperm can develop in a warm and wet place. However, being able to survive does not mean that you can "swim" yourself looking for a vagina and entering a woman's body.
When sperm is in a woman's body, sperm can live up to 5 days. Therefore, there is still a possibility of pregnancy, if women and men have sexual relations a few days before the woman is in ovulation.
How much sperm is needed to get pregnant?
Only one sperm is needed to fertilize a woman's egg. However, every time a man ejaculates, an average of nearly 100 million sperm cells are released.
Then why are so many sperm released if only one is needed to fertilize the egg? Sperm must be able to fertilize the egg, but this is not an easy thing because the condition of the acidic vaginal environment can be enough to kill sperm cells. Only the fastest and healthiest sperm can penetrate the vagina and reach the egg.
Therefore, the more sperm are released, the greater the chances of the egg being fertilized and producing offspring.
So the conclusion is that a woman will not get pregnant because of swimming, unless you do have sex with a partner in a pool. This is because the human reproductive system does work in its own way. So, it is important for everyone to understand how the reproductive system works in both women and men. That way, you won't be easily consumed by hoaxes and false myths about human reproduction.
