 [ Symptoms ] could i get pregnant from dry humping in my underwear and he came  i just have a quick question about 5 weeks ago my boyfriend stayed over the night and we were grindingdry humping on each other when we were in our underwear he came but he pulled away beforehand and my underwear did not appear to be wet on the outside i did get my period two weeks later and i am on the pill however sometimes i take it a couple of hours late but i do take it daily and i have never missed a pill i was just wondering if there is any chance that i could be pregnant [ Disease ] although the research on whether they work shows mixed results some octors said they do find relief from natural remedies “i use echinacea and goldenseal because they help boost the immune system and fight off microbes ” says lauren richter do assistant professor of family and community medicine at the university of maryland center for integrative medicine even so studies have not found much evidence that echinacea prevents upper respiratory infections but some of its extracts such as e pallida and e purpurea may help you feel better if you are already sick what about zinc some studies show it can shorten the duration and reduce the severity of colds while others have found the evidence is not strong enough yet to recommend it most doctors are not convinced that using herbal remedies is worth the effort and one note of caution if you do take herbal remedies check with your doctor first just because they are all natural does not mean they do not have side effects for example some studies have shown that zinc nasal sprays and swabs may reduce your sense of smell more important herbal remedies may interfere with medicines you are already taking