Pregnant women having anal sex

A woman has become pregnant from anal sex in case which is believed to be one of the first recorded of its kind. While it would appear to be a medical impossibility, a US doctor has spoken of his surprise at discovering it had occurred to one of his patients. The woman was referred for surgery to correct this when she was younger as is standard treatment for cloaca cases. However the surgery was botched, resulting in her uterus being wrongly connected to her rectum. Years later, she became pregnant, to the surprise of Dr Steixner and his colleagues. After doing a whole bunch of X-rays, we determined that she got pregnant from having anal sex.

Strictly speaking, it is not possible to get pregnant from anal sex. However, if semen enters the vagina at any point, pregnancy can occur. The chance of becoming pregnant from anal sex alone is small, but there is still a possibility — especially if people are engaging in other sexual activities. There are many myths regarding pregnancy and sex, such as whether a person can get pregnant from foreplay and whether the pull-out method works.

Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more. Looking back on your Sex Ed days, you probably got to the basics that P-in-V sex can lead to pregnancy. All genders, identities, and sexual orientations can enjoy anal play which can involve a penis, dildo, other sex toys, or fingers… get creative. Going through the backdoor is a pretty common item on the sexual menu for women.

When Brian Steixner, M. One night, a young, pregnant woman came into the emergency department complaining of spotting. That—not so common. She just had one hole, called a cloaca.