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How Do You Get Pregnant With No Vagina?

February 26, 2026·26 min·4-min readnarrativescience
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A 15-year-old girl in Lesotho with no vagina became pregnant after swallowing sperm during oral sex, surviving a knife wound to the stomach, and possibly enabling sperm to escape through the stab wound, swim through her abdominal cavity, and fertilize her egg — the first time she ever ovu

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J

Joel Werner

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

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Wendy ZukermanJoel WernerDr. Neel ShahDr. Sarah AckroydDr. Sarah CollinsProfessor Adam TaylorDr. Cathy Flood

Research & Papers

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Topics

Long Form JournalismMental HealthResearchScientific MethodWomens Health

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