What is precum?
Precum is the pre-ejaculate fluid that can be released from the penis during sexual stimulation.

Precum prepares/lubricates the urethra for ejaculation. The more lubricated the urethra, the easier it should be for sperm to make it out of a person’s body.

Precum also acts as additional lubricant during sex.

The amount of precum that is released varies from person-to-person. So the amount that you produce normally is whatever is normal for you and your body.

Can precum cause pregnancy?

Precum itself should not contain any sperm and can therefore not cause pregnancy on its own.
However, an earlier ejaculation (either from sex, masturbation, etc.) may leave some leftover sperm in the urethra. This sperm can get flushed out by precum (aka, the precum would then contain sperm), and together would have a chance to cause pregnancy.

Urinating can flush out any leftover sperm in the urethra. If people do this before having sex, then there should be no sperm in the urethra to be flushed out instead by the precum.

While this is how bodies generally work, results of some studies indicate that a percentage of people do unavoidably leak sperm into their precum.

Even in cases where sperm does end up in precum, the risk of pregnancy from this does still tend to be low. Withdrawal/Pulling Out is still an effective method of preventing pregnancy (96% with perfect use). More info about withdrawal can be found here: Link.

Whether or not somebody can get pregnancy also depends on if they’ve ovulated or not. For more info on understanding when someone is at greater risk for pregnancy, check out our post on What is Risk: Link.

Can you contract an STI from precum?

Yes, you can contract an STI from precum.

The glands that produce precum can be subjected to bacterial and viral STIs and any precum that is produced has a risk of transmitting the STI.

Yes,it can .Once you get an erection ,wear a condom. There's always some sperm in precum.

kokomilala:
Yes,it can .Once you get an erection ,wear a condom. There's always some sperm in precum.

Yes or no sha... Some don't have sperm and some does