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A member asked:

If my hands were dry for about an hour after having semen on them, are all the semen dead after being dry for an hour?

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Probably dead: once the semen dries on your hand or other region most likely the semen is dead. Semen like moist environments and won't live for more than minutes on a surface like your hand

Dr Sneid agreed

Answered 6/16/2019

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If i wipe my hands completly dry and it's not wet at all on a clothe after i masturbated can semen be still on my hands ?

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Hi i have a question, if theres a dry semen on your hands and you washed it off with water a lot of time since i washed the dishes will the semen be remove from my hands?

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PLEASE ANSWER. Recently I finggered my girl with dried semen in my hands. But before that I sprayed rubbing alcohol and my hands were dry. Im worried because my gf said that she felt weird about her body. Its been a week now since it happened?

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