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A member asked:

Do sperm still live on your fingers after you wipe semen with a tissue?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

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Answered 8/12/2022

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Touched Sperm with my hand and immediately touched my clothes then touched vagina but didnt insert finger inside.When I saw my hand there was no liquid remain and it wasnt sticky I guess semen dried when contact with air/clothes right?Am i safe?

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Can I do home insemination with 5ml syringe(means index finger length only)can i get pregnanat by deposting sperm in index finger deepness to vagina?

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A member asked:

If semen on hand is wiped with tissue, does the sperm on hand die?

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If i had semen on my hands and right away wiped and washed my hands do i still have sperm present on my hands. im scared because i used the bathroom right after washing my hands and wondering if when i wiped sperm could enter the vagina?

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A member asked:

He ejaculated on my hand and just a little bit of semen gets on my hand I wiped it off with dry tissue and after 10min I touched my vagina but I didn't put any finger inside so can this cause pregnancy? Is after this time the sperm is dead?

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