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From: tas@pegasus.com (Len Howard)
Subject: Re: Pregnency without sex?
Message-ID: <1993Apr30.024738.23923@pegasus.com>
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Summary: not really without sex, you see....  
Keywords: pregnency sex
Sender: Len Howard  
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References: <stephen.735806195@mont> <10030@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 93 02:47:38 GMT
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In article <10030@blue.cis.pitt.edu> kxgst1+@pitt.edu (Kenneth Gilbert) writes:
>In article <stephen.735806195@mont> stephen@mont.cs.missouri.edu (Stephen Montgomery-Smith) writes:
>:When I was a school boy, my biology teacher told us of an incident
>:in which a couple were very passionate without actually having
>:sexual intercourse.  Somehow the girl became pregnent as sperm
>:cells made their way to her through the clothes via persperation.
>:Was my biology teacher misinforming us, or do such incidents actually
>:occur?
>
>Sounds to me like someone was pulling your leg.  There is only one way for
>pregnancy to occur: intercourse.  These days however there is also
>artificial insemination and implantation techniques, but we're speaking of
>"natural" acts here.  It is possible for pregnancy to occur if semen is
>deposited just outside of the vagina (i.e. coitus interruptus), but that's
>about at far as you can get.  Through clothes -- no way.  Better go talk
>to your biology teacher.
>=  Kenneth Gilbert              __|__        University of Pittsburgh   =

Well, now, Doc, I sure would not want to bet my life on those little
critters not being able to get thru one layer of sweat-soaked cotton
on their way to do their programmed task.  Infrequent, yes, unlikely,
yes, but impossible?  I learned a long time ago never to say never in
medicine   <g>                        Len Howard MD, FACOG


