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Can a girl get pregnant if sperm is on the outside?

If fresh semen is deposited right at or just inside the vaginal opening, live sperm can swim inward and cause pregnancy even without full penetration. However, semen that has dried on skin, clothing or nearby surfaces is dead and cannot cause pregnancy. (None of this is contraception , use a proven method.)

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