Preseminal Fluid / Contact Pregnancy

The man’s pre-ejaculatory (preseminal) fluid is the equivalent of arousal fluid. It is slippery feeling with a cloudy or clear color. Its dual role is to act as an emollient to facilitate intercourse and as an agent to alkalinize the normally acidic urethra so that sperm can survive the journey out of the penis. Though the Cowper’s gland does not produce sperm the gland is located along the route that sperm normally travel. Some research indicates that preseminal fluid contains sperm, and other research indicates that it does not contain sperm.

During the woman’s fertile times there is cervical mucus on the vulva area. If a woman is very sure she does not want to become pregnant she may wish to avoid vulva or vagina contact during her fertile days with preseminal fluid.  Contact with preseminal fluid with cervical mucus may result in pregnancy even without penetration or ejaculation. This is known as a contact pregnancy.