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44 Year Old with Pregnancy Chance Question

Hello-

Let me start by saying my husband and I have settled into a mid-40's lifestyle and by mutual choice are not planning on having children. He is 48. At the outset, I don't want to make it appear I would not consider a child a blessing, it's just our choice in life.

According to calculations, I was ovulating at the time we had very brief, unprotected penetration only with no ejaculation and according to him, not even near a feeling he was getting near orgasm.

Two things come into play here. We know the chances of chromosomal issues are high with women my age and that is why we use protection religiously. We don't even engage in unprotected penetration 99.9% of the time, save for this last episode. Compounding all of this is that I am facing a job layoff and I am the sole source of insurance coverage.

I guess what I am asking is, statistically, what are the odds that if there WERE pre-seminal fluid discharged that those limited swimmers would even make it to where they needed to go considering our ages and especially MY age and typical egg production at this stage?

Thanks for any input.
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134578 tn?1693250592
Not a strong chance.  If you were younger and if there were swimmers, it might be about 20%, but that probably is a reduced number at 44.
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That's precisely where the ambiguity lies. There's conflicting evidence out there about whether pre-seminal fluid even contains sperm and, if it does, whether it is from "leftover" ejaculate.
Thanks for the reply.
18524847 tn?1465595901
While it is a possibility, I'd say it is slim at best.  Between your age, your husbands age and the details of the episode I would not worry.  You may be late for your period though due to stress of the job issue and thing like that. Don't panic if you are!  Good luck
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Thanks!
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