Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How long could sperm survive outside the body if it remains moist and not dried for a long period of time? would it have to dry out before it can be presumed dead or would it still die even after maintaining its moisture for around 8-10 hours? thanks?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Still probably not more than a few minutes. But it doesn't matter: nobody EVER becomes pregnant (or catches STIs) by contact with semen in the environment, only by sex itself. Don't worry about it.
Answered 7/30/2022
0 views
Thank
Sperms die in about ten minutes whether dry or wet when outside
Answered 8/2/2022
0 views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
If I have sex and he didn't come and got my period the next day and it lasted 7 days would the sperm be dead and unable to fertilize by the end of my period?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
We had unprotected sex during (26/14) note:it was her first day of period. Now its the fifth day (30/14). Is my sperm dead inside the uterus?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
If sperm is dried and you have sex with a girl and you stop right before her hymen a week before she goes on her period could she still get pregnant ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My bf dried his hand which has sperms before and after that he touched my vagina, this happened on 16July. Am I still possible to get pregnant right now even after I got my period on 22July?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Do sperm still live alive in women body after having periods? Or they die after periods?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
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?
So I have been looking up this for a while and I have been getting mixed answer it's about how dry sperm is dead sperm So like what if you have dried sperm on your hand an around the vagina can you sell get pregnant?My period was supposed to start 21
If sperm only live for 5 days and they Dont impregnate the female within that 5 day period(7days before ovulation,only live 5 days).what happens to the sperm that are dead in the female body?
Is it bad or dangerous to have dead sperms inside the testes for a long period of time & not having sex or masturbating until u find a girl to marry?
My girlfriend got her 6th day period today. We had sex on the day before her period, does that mean sperm from 6/7 days ago and dead and were safe from pregnancy?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
