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Can sperm survive in chlorinated tap water after the hands with slightly dried sperm (not fresh semen) has been washed?. and can it cause pregnancy, after being exposed in the open air for 24 minutes?
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No- sperms die within 10 mts if not inside the vagina
Answered 12/16/2022
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