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Does urination shortly after sex emiminate all of the sperm? #1216/6

Would you like to... Print this page Email this page Post a comment Subscribe me Add to favorites Remove Highlighting Edit this Question if you urinate after intercourse, does the sperm that may have been left inside go out with the urine? Urination does not clear all the sperm, but it would certainly clear most of them.  Some sperm will remain in the small Cowper's glands but we simply do not know how risky these sperm are in terms of pregnancy.  The risk is probably quite low.               The following question is from our website: www.managingcontraception.com :   Will urinating after sexual intercourse lower the chances of conceiving?  Click here   Did pre-ejaculation contain enough fertile sperm to cause my pregnancy? 627/6 Click here   We used the withdrawal method on my most fertile day.  Could I be pregnant? 1001/6 Click here    Key Words: urine, intercourse, sperm, left inside, clear, Cowper's glands, risk, pregnancy   Posted 12-21-2006, Updated 12-31-2006, Updated 1-8-2007

Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA ---2007-01-8

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