# Is pregnancy possible without ejaculation?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428 "2006-10-30T13:55:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428/21 "2006-10-31T13:20:14Z")

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I think this is one of those things like not washing hands after peeing will cause illness- a common belief, but no actual proof that it has ever happened.

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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pregnancy-possible-without-ejaculation/378428/22 "2006-10-31T13:46:54Z")

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Thanks for the verification, **Lissla**!

Frankly, I don’t care \*what \*they’re calling it, as long as they’re teaching the useful stuff. The reason I jumped to the defense of FAM and tried to draw a distiction is that so many of us were taught that Rhythym is useless and stupid that it’s become almost a mantra for FAMers: “Yes, it’s this technique called Fertility Awareness Management-no-it’s-not-Rhythm!” - otherwise people won’t listen, and discard a perfectly good, very accurate system out of hand by equating it to an old discredited system.

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