Can Pregnancy Occur Without Sexual Intercourse? Understanding Conception
No. Pregnancy requires fertilization of an ovum by sperm, which necessitates deposition of semen in the vagina—typically through penile-vaginal intercourse. Without sperm-egg contact, conception cannot occur.
Assisted reproductive technologies (IUI, IVF) bypass intercourse but still require sperm. Spontaneous pregnancy without any sperm exposure is biologically impossible.
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