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Non-penetrative Sex

Non-penetrative sex refers to sexual activities that do not require inserting body parts or objects into the vagina, anus, or mouth. It include kissing, touching, mutual masturbation, and oral sex. Non-penetrative sex can be a safe and enjoyable way to explore intimacy and pleasure with a partner, while reducing the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.

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We got intimate with clothes on. Can precum cause pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor, At the beginning of the intimacy, I was wearing only cotton underwear (knickers) and sanitary pads or daily pads the ones that collect vaginal fluids. My boyfriend was naked and I was humping and grinding on his bare penis. Can this act lead to pregnancy? He did not ejaculate also he d...  Read Full »


Dr. Sanap Sneha Umrao

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. According to your description, there is almost no chance of getting pregnant in such situations. But may I know what is your menstrual date and when this activity happened? Thank you.  Read Full »

I am worried if genital rubbing could cause pregnancy. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, My partner and I did not have intercourse, but can rubbing against the genitals without clothes cause pregnancy? My last period date was in the first week of last month. I had my period late in the last week of this month. I noticed a brown spotting or discharge for three days, but hom...  Read Full »


Dr. Chibitam Hope Obia

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Regarding your question of whether rubbing the genitalia can result in pregnancy, my answer is no. You will not be pregnant this way. If you had no intercourse, then you are not pregnant. Concerning your transient period, I sugge...  Read Full »

I received a naked massage and non-penetrative sex recently. Do I have a chance for contracting HIV/AIDS or any other STD?

Query: Hello doctor, Recently, I visited a massage spa. There a lady gave me a body to body massage where she got naked, came over top of me, and rubbed vagina over my penis. She kissed me and sucked my nipples. She also gave me a hand job. There was no penetration or condom usage. I also sucked on her ni...  Read Full »


Dr. Raveendran S R

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. If there was no involvement of saliva and vaginal fluid, there is no need to worry about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Also, when you sucked on her nipples was there milk secretion? You need to worry about infectio...  Read Full »

I indulged in non-penetrative sex while on my period. Will I get pregnant?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 16-year-old female with a height of four feet 11 inches and weighing 115.9 lbs. I have missed my period and was wondering can I be pregnant. My boyfriend and I were both naked and he was dry-humping my butt and he finished on my lower back (I was on my period). If the semen trai...  Read Full »


Dr. Balakrishnan R

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. How are you doing? If you were on period at the time of sex, then there is no chance of you getting pregnant. For a young lady of 28 days cycle, ovulation is around the 12 to 16th day. The life of an egg is 24 hours and th...  Read Full »

Why she got a painful period after I ejaculated on her clothes?

Query: Hello doctor, My girlfriend and I did not have sex, but I ejaculated on her belly yesterday. She wiped it off with her t-shirt, then she tucked it in her pants after a few minutes. She was wearing her underwear too. Is there any possibility that the seminal fluid can pass her underwear, stick to her...  Read Full »


Dr. Reetika

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. To get pregnant, the sperms need to be released into the vagina of the female. These sperms then need to fertilize an egg which may or may not be available depending on the ovulation pattern of the female. The ferti...  Read Full »

I am a 18-year-old male, who had non-penetrative sex with a male partner and had typhoid after three weeks. Will I be having HIV?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 18-year-old male who had sex with a male partner. We had become intimate and touched each other's sex organs. We did not penetrate. We masturbated for a while, after which his sperm fell into my anus. I immediately cleaned it with a cloth, after which I took a bath. But after th...  Read Full »


Dr. Ravinder K. Sachdeva

Answer: Hi. Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The act you described was safe, as far as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is concerned. The symptoms which you had can be just coincidental. I suggest that there is no harm in knowing your baseline HIV status. You need to undergo HIV rapid...  Read Full »

My partner rubbed her vagina on the precum while having sex. Is there a chance of pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor,My girlfriend was sitting on me naked while I was in underwear and it was soaked with cum and she was rubbing her vagina on it. Is there a chance of pregnancy? Kindly help.Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Kanani Darshan Jayantilal

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pregnancy can occur when sperm comes into direct contact with the vagina, resulting in the fertilization of an egg. In the specific scenario described, where sperm may travel through the fabric, the likelihood of pregnancy is generally considered low. It is crucial to...  Read Full »

Is no vaginal, oral sex, and penis-vagina touch concern?

Query: Hello doctor, I had a massage in a spa four months before. During that time, that girl was not completely naked but topless, and she massaged me with her breast and hugged me. I just touched and massaged her breast. Then she rubbed my penis near her vagina, but she was dressed on the bottom. She mas...  Read Full »


Dr. Basuki Nath Bhagat

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and can understand your concern. You mentioned there was no kind of sexual intercourse, either vaginal, anal, or oral. Are you afraid of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) transmission? In your case, there was no such contact that would cause ...  Read Full »

I had non-penetrative sex on the 25th day of my cycle and have been experiencing white discharge. Why so?

Query: Hello doctor, I was on the 25th day of my 30-day regular cycle when we had sex but without penetration. Now I am two days late for my period. I am experiencing white discharge but still no periods. Will l get periods or not please confirm it. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Sanap Sneha Umrao

Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I read your query and understand your concern. According to your description in such situations it is very rare to get pregnant also you had this activity on a safe day and sperm can live only 1 to 5 minutes outside the human body so do not worry. Sometimes periods might...  Read Full »

I engaged in non-penetrative cuddling. Could I be pregnant?

Query: Hello doctor,I had unprotected non-penetrative cuddling with my boyfriend during my ovulation window (which might be the most fertile period). We were both naked and his penis touched my thigh, and tummy but not my vagina. He did not ejaculate but there was precum. He also fingered me but we are not...  Read Full »


Dr. Sanap Sneha Umrao

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your case and understand your concern. In such situations, there is very less chance of getting pregnant. Pregnancy signs would not come this early, those symptoms must be because of indigestion. But for safety, you can take an emergency contracep...  Read Full »

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