A 21-year-old male asked:
How does the urethra get rid of sperm after your last ejaculation?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Just like last drops of urine are expelled by contraction of the bulbocavernosus muscle. Any sperm sticking to the urethral will get washed out the next time the persons uninates.
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Usually when we pee.
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Answered Jan 10, 2022
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Till first urination: Sperm can not survive in the urethra beyond that.
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Is urinating once enough to remove all sperm after ejaculation from your urethra?
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Would urinating kill or wash away all sperm from urethra from a previous ejaculation?
Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
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It should: yes it should,usually urination will clear the urethra.
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How long does sperm from a previous ejaculation survive in the urethra ? If the previous ejaculation happened 5 days ago
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Is the sperm found in precum from a previous ejaculation and will urinating in between clear it out of the urethra?
Dr. David Sneidanswered
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Yes: Yes to both questions, but there are no guarantees. Why are you having unprotected sex and what are you doing to protect yourself from std's?
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