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A member asked:

If the semen is wiped off by a towel in the skin, does it mean that the sperms in skin are dead?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Sperms will die in 10-15 minutes of ejaculation if not in vagina.

Answered 1/14/2022

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