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I had semen on my hand for about 2 hours before i fingered my self. could i have gotten myself pregnant? i'm extremely worried please help

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Almost certainly not: Sperm is/are picky, They do not survive long outside the body in most conditions. They survive longer if wet. Here is a great page by a smart guy, Dr. Lindemann, on sperm and answers a lot of questions that occur to most of us: http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/faq.htm Also, it is a good idea to have clean hands before masturbating. There are icky things/germs/chemicals on dirty hands,

Answered 7/29/2014

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