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A member asked:
Could sperm/semen have any potency if it were on a hand after 6 hours( shower and hand was washed during 6 hours but may have not been dried on towel)?
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Sperm viability: http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/sperm-and-semen-faq Sperm can be viable if there is an aqueous environment. . You showered and washed your hand, rinsing off sperm so the probability of having residual sperm is low. It appears you may have dried off or the hand air dried which would limit viability even more . Therefore the overall probability is quite low.
Answered 10/26/2015
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