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Does hand sanitizer kill sperm on my hands as soon as i apply it?
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Should: Washing your hands thoroughly should have the same effects. Hand sanitizer should work. Sperm lives very briefly outside the body.
Answered 10/6/2020
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It will kill: the sperm very quickly.
Answered 5/6/2021
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