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If sperm were to be accidentally left on a wet bar of soap, can the sperm survive on the soap for 12 hours even if it is still moist? the soap was rinsed for a couple seconds, but lets say that there was still viable sperm left on the bar of soap?
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Can sperm survive on a wet bathroom loofah (made of plastic) at a room temperature for 3-4 hours? If it then was used to wash a vagina (say, without soap), is there any chane of getting pregnant? Thank you?
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How long could sperm live on a bar of soap in perfect conditions? If the bar remains wet, the sperm stays on the bar of soap without drying out, etc. Would the sperm/soap have to dry out or would it die even if it remains wet and moist on the soap?
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Can you get pregnant if you wash sperm off your hands with soap and water then fifer yourself immediately after washing? (hands still wet)
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Can regular tap water kill sperm on hands without soap? Will it still cause pregnancy if touched the vagina after washing and hands still wet?
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If sperm was accidentally left on a bar of soap from cleaning hands which had sperm on them, then I rinsed the soap under sink water for a couple seconds, could sperm still be on the soap bar and potentially be able to fertilize about 12 hrs later?
Could a girl get pregnant if she used a bar of soap that had sperm accidentally left on it from about 10 hours prior? Could the sperm still be alive if the soap bar was initially wet at the time it was in contact?
Could someone get pregnant while taking a shower from sperm that had been left on a bar of soap from about 10 hours prior? The soap was still wet/moist and so the sperm could not have dried out yet. The soap was used to wash the genital area as well?
If sperm manages to maintain its wetness/moisture on a object for 12 hours, such as a bar of soap, is that sperm still able to impregnant someone? Consider the sperm has yet to dry up because of the wet environment?
How long could sperm live on a bar of soap? Could it die from the soap even if the soap bar is still wet or must the sperm dry out before it will die?
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