The news that features a 22-year-old girl from Antofagasta (Chile) serves as an example to clarify the doubts of many readers who ask us if it is possible to get pregnant without having had sex.
If the woman is scientifically virgin, as in this case where gynecologists have verified that the hymen is intact, It is very rare but there is a minimum possibility of conception, even without penetration.
The obvious proof is the pregnancy of twins confirmed by the doctors to the young woman (who is evangelical) two months after having played sexual games with her partner.
The pregnancy of a virgin woman is one of the ghosts that surround the topic of pregnancy among the youngest, which Dr. Fernando Sánchez, head of the Gynecology and Obstetrics unit of the Regional Hospital, explains very clearly.
“Even if there is no penetration, an egg can be fertilized, since the sperm pass through the hymen without piercing it; Even if you have your underwear on, if there is a contact between the seminal fluid and the vagina, insemination can occur inside the uterus, ”he said.
The explanation is very logical. The sperm, which live 48 hours, are perfectly capable of moving from the vulva through the villi to the cervix and fertilizing an egg.
It is not usual, but not impossible. The only effective measure to avoid an unwanted pregnancy is to protect yourself with some contraceptive method, in this case a condom would have been enough to prevent the pregnancy twice, which has caught the young woman by surprise.
