X
Collapse
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • GoddessOfLove
    Member
    • Feb 2011
    • 34

    Can you get pregnant without having intercourse?

    My best friend is pregnant. And she is claiming she didn't actually have sex with the father (the guy is her ex-brother in-law). She says she was just sleeping in his bed naked and he must have masturbated in his sleep and some semen must have traveled into her and impregnated her. I find this all rather fishy.

    Has anyone heard of this happening or have any scientific evidence to support this?

    Can airborne semen actually impregnate someone?

    Can semen travel far distances?

    Wouldn't the air kill off the sperm?

    I want to believe her, but it sounds weird.
  • WildChild
    Banned
    • Sep 2008
    • 14142

    I find it more than fishy.

    Comment

    • WildChild
      Banned
      • Sep 2008
      • 14142

      We don't sleep naked with brothers in law, ex or otherwise generally. We don't sleep naked with men we don't plan to have sex with usually either. Most of us don't share a bed naked or otherwise with men we aren't willing to have sex with.

      Comment

      • jns
        Assistant Admin
        • Mar 2010
        • 8398

        Originally posted by GoddessOfLove
        My best friend is pregnant. And she is claiming she didn't actually have sex with the father (the guy is her ex-brother in-law). She says she was just sleeping in his bed naked and he must have masturbated in his sleep and some semen must have traveled into her and impregnated her. I find this all rather fishy.

        Has anyone heard of this happening or have any scientific evidence to support this?

        Can airborne semen actually impregnate someone?

        Can semen travel far distances?

        Wouldn't the air kill off the sperm?

        I want to believe her, but it sounds weird.
        I doubt he masturbated in his sleep. She could have masturbate him when he was asleep and then was careless with the semen, or more likely he masturbated himself while she was asleep and got the semen on her. Maybe he masturbated himself and started playing with her with some semen still on his hands.

        There is a lot more to this story. Keep on asking for her to go over it again and point out inconsistencies. See how the story changes.
        I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
        ...
        Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?

        From a speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia

        Comment

        • LanaBear
          Veteran Member
          • Jul 2009
          • 8373

          She should have really thought that story out before telling it. She obviously doesn't give people enough credit to know how exactly baby making happens.

          Comment

          • Guest

            Your best friend, had sex with and, is now pregnant by her ex-brother in law.

            Comment

            • KaytiC
              Member
              • Oct 2010
              • 36

              I am guessing this is the reason for the ex part of this brother-in-laws title...

              Comment

              • GoddessOfLove
                Member
                • Feb 2011
                • 34

                I get what you guys are saying, but she seems so convinced and I'm not sure why she would lie to me. I know there was Tequila involved, which always leads to bad things and it's probably how she ended up in his bed. I think in health class when I was young they taught us that semen could travel and you could get pregnant without having sex. I was just wondering if there was any evidence to support this.

                Comment

                • Guest

                  If there wasn't a "sexual act" involved, where did the semen come from?

                  You really don't believe your friend, do you? Really?

                  Alcohol, two naked people, end up in bed together and nothing happened? Sounds possible but highly unlikely....

                  Comment

                  • SaLtLiFe38
                    Member
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 14

                    If she seems completely convinced then she need to get a little more education about sex and semen and pregnancy. I'm not saying shes ignorant by any means, but I do think she may be a bit confused and has thought it over so much that she is totally convincing herself that she DIDN'T actually have intercourse with him (when in reality she more then likely did if he impregnated her). You noted there was Tequila involved, well that being the case then she may have been intoxicated to the point where she doesn't remember having any sort of intercourse with him. Is she POSITIVE he is the father? Has she been with anyone else within the appropriate time frame of when she would have found out she was pregnant.

                    Comment

                    or

                    Womens Health orange logoGet The Newsletter

                    Join our weekly newsletter and get the latest thought-provoking bold research and fearless conversations about sex - plus exclusive product giveaways - delivered to your inbox.

                    Latest Activity

                    Collapse

                    • Reply to Birth Control Thoughts

                      Oh, this is a very many-layered topic! When I was younger, I visited Planned Parenthood (PP) for my own STI testing, for lots of reasons, but mainly for...

                      09-16-2026, 08:09 PM By JonnyR
                    • Birth Control Thoughts

                      How are we all handling birth control now these days? I got the Nexaplanon 5 years ago and its time for a renewal. When I got it there was a huge buzz...

                      09-15-2026, 12:29 PM By Birdie_567
                    • Reply to Women - not climaxing

                      Mermaidsheets that used to happen to me all the time. Seriously frustrating, but definitely nothing to be embarrassed about! So much of it can be a mental...

                      09-11-2026, 11:12 AM By somewhereroo
                    • Reply to Women - not climaxing

                      Hello Mermaidsheets welcome to the forum! What you are experiencing with arousal and climaxing is actually pretty common for a lot of women.
                      ...

                      09-09-2026, 05:17 PM By JonnyR
                    • Women - not climaxing

                      Hello, I’m 40, a cis woman, and I’ve been married for 10 years. We were having sex and I was nearly to climax when it sort of just dissipated. This...

                      09-08-2026, 08:19 PM By Mermaidsheets

                    Latest Topics

                    Collapse

                    • Birth Control Thoughts

                      How are we all handling birth control now these days? I got the Nexaplanon 5 years ago and its time for a renewal. When I got it there was a huge buzz...

                      09-15-2026, 12:29 PM By Birdie_567
                    • Women - not climaxing

                      Hello, I’m 40, a cis woman, and I’ve been married for 10 years. We were having sex and I was nearly to climax when it sort of just dissipated. This...

                      09-08-2026, 08:19 PM By Mermaidsheets
                    • PCOS and unwanted hair growth

                      Does anyone have any experience with PCOS and getting rid of unwanted facial hair? What started as one singular strand on my chin in my 20s has turned...

                      07-27-2026, 07:25 AM By Birdie_567
                    Working...