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Re: Life of sperm

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:31:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 29 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>How long can sperm survive outside the body, outside fluids, on say a
>finger? Would that be able to impregnate a woman if sperm was found on
>fingers and female masterbation occurred?

Not very long, no more than an hour or two at room temp, at the outside. It would be entirely possible to get pregnant if living sperm comes into contact with the vagina, however it may get there.

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