A child protection boss has claimed that women can fall pregnant in swimming pools “without penetration” if the sperm cells of men are “very strong.
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Sitti Hikmawatty from Indonesia made the mind-boggling claims in an interview with the Tribun Jakarta.
The commissioner for health, narcotics and additive substances at the Indonesian Child Protection Commission then apologized for her remarks and said they were said in a “personal capacity” after people ridiculed her on social media.
Experts in the country have said it would not be possible for women to fall pregnant in swimming pools “without penetration.”
Ms. Hikmawatty said: “There is an especially strong type of male sperm that may cause pregnancy in a swimming pool.
“Even without penetration, men may become sexually excited (by women in the pool) and ejaculate, therefore causing a pregnancy. If women are in a phase where they are sexually active, (such a pregnancy) may occur.
“No one knows for sure how men react to the sight of women in a swimming pool.”
The Indonesian Doctors Association then said to the Jakarta Post that it is impossible for women to fall pregnant this way.
Blog Dokter, an Indonesian blogger doctor, responded to Ms. Hikmawatty’s claims: “Once again, I remind you, if you do not understand health problems, it’s better to be quiet. Instead of your comments causing anxiety and panic.
“I will emphasise here, swimming with the opposite sex will not cause pregnancy. Not all men who swim ejaculate and sperm cannot live in chlorinated pool water, let alone swim into the vagina.”
Ms. Hikmawatty has faced criticism online. One internet user wrote: “When there is a flood. Ordinary people: Save ourselves and other valuables. Sitti Wisdom: Please separate men and women so that no one gets pregnant.”
The child protection boss issued an apology: “I apologise to the public for giving an incorrect statement.
“It was a personal statement and not from KPAI. I hereby revoke the statement. I plead with all parties not to disseminate it further or even make it available.”
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