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is sperm dead when it hits air?
I keep reading about sperm dying when it hits air but it doesn't make any sense to me. Is it true about cum? If the sperm comes in contact with air then it dies instantly or within so many seconds? How can that be true?
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No! It's not true.
Sperm is not dead once it hits the air. It can live for several hours at room temp, depending on moisture level and temp. Any sperm near the vagina can move into the vagina, or through some fabrics, during that time and it only takes one of the 750 million sperm to survive and do the job.
Inside a woman, sperm can live for 7 days.
While we're on the subject, there is sperm in the fluid released by the penis before ejaculation. The "pull out" method is not effective bbirth control because of this.
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it doesnt die instantly but it does die quite quickly. it depends on how got or cold the air is too.
on average i think sperm can live exposed for about ten seconds?
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i dont think its so much air, but the bacteria. Theres hundreds of thousands of bacteria in the air, which can 'kill' the sperm. Its probabaly also the dry conditions? Hope i helped :)
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