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A 20-year-old male asked:

Can wiping off semen with clothes kill the sperm. if a girl touches the same clothes[that is moist due to wiped semen] accidentally and touches the vagina to itch. pregnancy is possible or not?

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Dr. Birendra Tandan
Urology 36 years experience
With this scenario- No
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