How long does sperm die when it reaches the air?!
Question: How long does sperm die when it reaches the air?
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As soon as the semen goes cold and starts to dry out. The sperm could die within seconds, or take a few minutes or more, depending on the environment.
Lives as long as it stays warm and moist. There is this myth going around lately that sperm will die when exposed to air. Well, semen ejaculated into a vagina is exposed to air. Semen ejaculated into a specimen cup for testing is exposed to air, and may sit up to an hour or so before being tested.
Probably the confusion arises from a mixup with AIDS-- the AIDS virus which lives in the bloodstream of infected people does die almost instantly when exposed to air, but sperm cells are much hardier.
mine never dies, it crawls to the nearest set of ovaries and kills everything in its way
Uh - Bubba? Would you mind re-reading your question?
How long does sperm die?