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A member asked:

A small drop of my ejaculate fell on my girlfriend's abdomen...she then immediately applied hand sanitizer on the area..could the sperm survive?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Not likely: Alcohol in the hand sanitizer would kill the sperm.

Answered 8/25/2020

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