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Causing Pregnancy
It's important to know that once a boy has gone through puberty and his body has the ability to make sperm, that means he has the ability to cause a pregnancy. Now, semen ejaculated inside a vagina or even on a vulva -the outside part of a vagina- could cause a pregnancy. Even if the person doesn't ejaculate, the Coulper's Gland, that little gland that makes the fluid that cleans out the urethra to prepare for the ejaculation, that too could have some sperm in it. So, even if the person just has an erection even that fluid on the end of a penis can cause a pregnancy if rubbed on the vagina. It's a lot of responsibility. Most people in puberty aren't ready to start families. So, its important to know that once you start producing sperm, pregnancy can occur. You have to figure out how to make good decisions and how to decide when you're ready to start a family or when that's something you want to do in your life. One more thing about sperm, sperm is a cell. It can stay alive for a long time if its in the warm environment of another person's body. It doesn't live long on the outside of the body, but sperm can stay alive for, they say, 5 to 7 day on the inside of a female body. So, if a person is trying to cause or create a pregnancy, it's important to know that the sperm can stay alive in the body for that length of time.
