Can I get pregnant the first time I have sex?
Yes! You can get pregnant the first time, the second time, or any other time you have sex. FULL ANSWER
I haven’t started having periods yet. Can I have sex without worrying about getting pregnant?
No! Because you ovulate before you start your period, you can get pregnant before you ever have your first period.
My friend says she only has sex during her period so she can’t get pregnant. Does that work?
No! You can get pregnant at any time of the month because you can ovulate at any time during your monthly cycle.
My boyfriend told me that if he pulls out before he ejaculates, I can’t get pregnant. Is that true?
No! Some sperm are released before ejaculation - and it only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg.
Can you become pregnant if pre-ejaculate come in contact with the vulva? What is the possibility?
Yes, you can get pregnant in this situation. During sexual intercourse, almost all penises pre-ejaculate (leak fluid) before ejaculation. FULL ANSWER
Are there some people who aren’t able to have babies?
Yes. Some men and women, because they are infertile or sterile, are unable to reproduce.
How old is a woman before she’s too old to have a baby?
Women stop having babies when they’ve gone through menopause. FULL ANSWER
Why are some babies girls and some boys?
The sex of a baby depends on the father’s sperm. Some sperm have X-chromosome, which means they are capable of uniting with an ovum and making a female baby. Other sperm have Y-chromosome, which means that they are capable of uniting with an ovum and making a male baby. FULL ANSWER
I get confused when people use the terms identical and fraternal twins. Please could you explain the difference between the two?
Identical twins are twins who look exactly alike. They are formed when an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell and then the fertilized egg cell splits exactly in half to produce two identical children. FULL ANSWER
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Can I get pregnant the first time I have sex?
Yes! You can get pregnant the first time, the second time, or any other time you have sex. It does not matter how many times you have sex or the position in which you have it, you can still get pregnant.
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Can you become pregnant if pre-ejaculate come in contact with the vulva? What is the possibility?
Yes, you can get pregnant in this situation. During sexual intercourse, almost all penises pre-ejaculate (leak fluid) before ejaculation. The pre-ejaculate is very concentrated with sperm and nutrients and can easily travel up the vagina and fertilize an egg after it comes in contact with the vulva. The chances of pregnancy are somewhat less than completely unprotected sex, but it still is a possibility.
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How old is a woman before she’s too old to have a baby?
Women stop having babies when they’ve gone through menopause. Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her ovaries stop producing a ripe ovum each month and she stops having her menstrual periods. It happens between ages forty-five and fifty-five for most women, though for some, it could be earlier or later.
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Why are some babies girls and some boys?
The sex of a baby depends on the father’s sperm. Some sperm have X-chromosome, which means they are capable of uniting with an ovum and making a female baby. Other sperm have Y-chromosome, which means that they are capable of uniting with an ovum and making a male baby. So, if a sperm contains Y-chromosome and fertilizes the ovum, the baby will be a boy, if on the other hand it contains X-chromosome, the baby will be a girl. From this, we can see that it is the man who determines the sex of the baby and not the woman, as some people believe.
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I get confused when people use the terms identical and fraternal twins. Please could you explain the difference between the two?
Identical twins are twins who look exactly alike. They are formed when an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell and then the fertilized egg cell splits exactly in half to produce two identical children. Identical twins are always the same sex and have the same blood types. They usually share the same placenta (the special organ which enables a developing baby to get nourishment from its mother and to eliminate waste matter). Fraternal twins on the other hand, results when more than one egg is released from the ovaries during ovulation and each egg is fertilized by a sperm. Two embryos are formed, which will then develop into two babies. They do not share the same placenta, may not look alike and may have different blood types. They also may be either the same sex or different sexes.
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