Surprise pregnancy? Anatomy expert reveals sex acts that aren't as conception-proof as people might believe...
READ MORE: Here's what happens if you don't have sex for months, says expert By Chris Pollard Published: 15:23, 24 July 2024 | Updated: 15:23, 24 July 2024 e-mail View comments Safe sex is vital for young couples who don't want children, but some methods might not be as pregnancy-proof as you think. In fact, women have conceived children in some surprising ways that seem to defy the laws of biology. One factor that unites them all is the resilience of the human reproductive system and its ability to perform against the odds.
Professor Adam Taylor, of Lancaster University, has detailed how women can get pregnant in four extremely rare circumstances — from anal sex, oral sex, a 'splash' insemination without any penetration whatsoever, and while they are already pregnant. Getting pregnant from anal sex is extremely rare but it can happen in people with a reproductive abnormality called a cloacal malformation. Anal sex might seem like a safe choice for couples trying to avoid pregnancy, but a rare condition can allow sperm to reach the ovum The only really safe way to avoid pregnancy is to use contraception, say experts This is where the divide between the dividing tissue between the vagina and anus fails to form properly.
When this happens, it may allow sperm to swim through any opening in the dividing wall towards the egg to fertilise it. Professor Taylor said sperm .