Contents:
- Medical Video: Can Precum get you Pregnant? ✔
- What is prejaculation fluid?
- Does the pre-ejaculate fluid contain sperm?
- Can prejaculation fluid make you pregnant?
- Can prejaculation fluid transmit venereal disease?
Medical Video: Can Precum get you Pregnant? ✔
You men must have wondered about the liquid that comes out before ejaculation or prejaculation fluid. The liquid that comes out is indeed not much, unlike the liquid that comes out when ejaculation occurs. Then does this liquid contain sperm? If the liquid contains sperm, can pregnancy occur? Let's look at the explanation.
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What is prejaculation fluid?
Many suspect that the prejaculation fluid is the same as the semen released during ejaculation. Prejaculation fluid comes from the Cowper gland - a very small gland located at the base of the penis. The function of this liquid is to lubricate the urethra, making it easier for semen to flow out.
Sexual stimulation triggers this fluid to come out. Every male has a different prejaculation fluid capacity. There is a lot of discharge before ejaculation occurs, some are not at all discharge during sex. For those of you who do not release any liquid before ejaculation, calm down first, maybe the amount of fluid produced by the Cowper gland is not much.
Does the pre-ejaculate fluid contain sperm?
In fact, unlike prejaculation fluid, sperm is produced by the testicles. So, prejaculation fluid and sperm come from two different parts of the penis. We also immediately assume that the liquid is free of sperm. Is it true?
It turns out, based on a study involving 27 people, quoted from NCBI, it was found 10 of 27 people had sperm in their prejaculation fluid. Some of the remaining samples found no sperm in their ejaculatory fluid.
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However, the liquid released before ejaculation is quite small, about 4 ml, the sperm contained in the liquid is also quite small. While the semen that comes out during ejaculation, sperm is very abundant in it. On average, each male has the same sperm concentration in prejaculation fluid. But why aren't all men issuing prejaculation fluid containing sperm?
Look, the condition of each person's body is different. Fluid before ejaculation in each male is influenced by the food and drugs he consumes. Of course, when someone is on certain medications, the concentration of sperm in the pre-ejaculatory fluid will thin out. This condition can also be associated with fertility.
But calm down first, you can't immediately assume that the absence of sperm in prejaculation fluid means that the man is infertile. Again, we need to explore some of the trigger factors.
Can prejaculation fluid make you pregnant?
Well, this is a question that is awaited. The sperm contained in the prejaculation fluid is indeed small, but the researchers also recommend to always use a condom during sex. The researchers also did not conclude that the discovery of sperm increases the risk of pregnancy, not necessarily you are free from the risk of pregnancy due to prejaculation fluid. You and your partner don't know whether the liquid contains sperm or not.
Pregnancy can occur when sperm are in or around the vaginal opening. We don't know exactly which sperm successfully fertilizes the egg. For this reason, safe sex must still be done. Plus, men don't always know when they will ejaculate, although some of them manage to pull out the penis before ejaculation occurs.
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Can prejaculation fluid transmit venereal disease?
But removing the penis before ejaculation, remains a risky sex. Not only pregnancy. Sexually transmitted diseases can also spread through this pre-inflammatory fluid. You may assume only large amounts of semen can cause pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
As explained above, the liquid is produced by the Cowper gland. For example in the case of gonorrhea. This infection attacks the urethra and glands that help human reproduction. Bacteria and viruses can infect the Cowper gland, so it is very possible that bacteria and viruses spread during oral sex. Yes, bacteria can move even without ejaculation.
The Cowper's gland is very susceptible to bacterial infections, where bacteria can survive on the gland for a long time. Not only gonorrhea, HIV can also be transmitted through prejaculation fluid. Researchers on a small scale found that HIV was found in pre-ejaculate fluid. This is the reason you still need to have safe sex.
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