Question 1

do sperms die when it hits air?how much is the sucess rate of home insemination compared with normal intercourse?will it affect baby anyway?

Accepted Answer

No; air doesn't kill: Exposure to "air" does not kill sperm.  And, at home "insemination" (placing semen/sperm into the vagina) is no better than intercourse:  it will, also, not be as successful as actual artificial insemination since the treatment (better selection) of sperm, and placement further up (eg to cervical plug or into the uterine cavity) will be more accurate in approximating the sperm to the egg.

Question 2

if semen is exposed to the outside environment (exposed to air) for one or two minutes, does the sperm in the semen die?

Accepted Answer

: Not that fast. But if you're worried about chance of pregnancy, ir probably doesn't matter. Your partner isn't going to conceive if you do not ejaculate in her vagina.

Question 3

when semen touches air sperm die? & can they come back to life if moistured?

Accepted Answer

Be careful!: Sperm do not live long outside a proper environment.  If all the semen is dried and there is no moisture, one can fairly well assume that all spermatozoa are dead.  They are not "freeze dried" or dehydrated and spring to life with bit of water, etc.  However, i wouldn't take any chances if pregnancy is not intended.  Practice responsible and safe sex.  Categorically----no!

Question 4

if you applied alcohol or hand sanitizer on your hand, and then touched a t-shirt that has wet semen on it, will the sperm die once it hits your hand due to the presence of alcohol in the hand?

Accepted Answer

: Sperm are fragile. They are formed with just enough energy stores to survive inside the warm/moist vaginal mucus. If they are outside the body on any surface they die in minutes. The addition of any caustic agent like alcohol/sanitizer/soap will kill them on contact.

Question 5

if there is no visible blood or semen, is it possible to get invisible tiny hiv particules through touching environmental surfaces such as ground then to the eye? or if there is no body liquid the tiny virus particules die immediately by air ?

Accepted Answer

No risk, no worry: Nobody has ever been known to catch HIV through a contaminated environment. You will be at risk if and when you are sexually acrive or if you use drugs by injection and share needles with other persons. Otherwise no risk and no worries. (Since no cases are acquired this way, the biological reasons don't matter. HIV dies when blood or secretions die, but there may be other reasons as well.)

Question 6

is true if the semen is dry, the sperm die?

Accepted Answer

: Sperms die within 10 minutes after ejaculation if not in the vagina

Question 7

will sperm and semen die in well water?

Accepted Answer

Semen: Not sure in any way what you are really asking since i cannot imagine what health has to do with semen in well water.  But, in general semen dries and sperm die quickly if not inside warm and moist environments.  I would imagine that well water is not 'warm' and thus not an environment for sperm health or longevity.

Question 8

how motile is the sperm in precum and does it die quicker because its not in semen?

Accepted Answer

They work great!: They work their little tails off and are very effective. How quickly they die depends upon how hospitable their environment is. The vagina is like a 4star hotel.

Question 9

what if semen release outside and some small amount entered in vagina? do they die?

Accepted Answer

Some of the sperm: Could swim up toward the fallopian tubes and lead to pregnancy. That only takes one sperm to penetrate (but lots of sperm help it out). All of the other sperm will die within a few days.

Question 10

if semen on hand is wiped with tissue, does the sperm on hand die?

Accepted Answer

: Yes. Sperm have limited energy stores and die in minutes outside the vaginal mucus environment.

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Does semen die when it hits air

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Do sperms die when it hits air?how much is the sucess rate of home insemination compared with normal intercourse?will it affect baby anyway?

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If semen is exposed to the outside environment (exposed to air) for one or two minutes, does the sperm in the semen die?

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When semen touches air sperm die? & can they come back to life if moistured?

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If you applied alcohol or hand sanitizer on your hand, and then touched a t-shirt that has wet semen on it, will the sperm die once it hits your hand due to the presence of alcohol in the hand?

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If there is no visible blood or semen, is it possible to get invisible tiny hiv particules through touching environmental surfaces such as ground then to the eye? or if there is no body liquid the tiny virus particules die immediately by air ?

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Is true if the semen is dry, the sperm die?

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Will sperm and semen die in well water?

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How motile is the sperm in precum and does it die quicker because its not in semen?

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What if semen release outside and some small amount entered in vagina? do they die?

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If semen on hand is wiped with tissue, does the sperm on hand die?

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