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Sperm??!!
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Right i was under the impression that sperm died when it hit oxygen,
dont know where i got that from n ive never thought something like oh pull out n cum n cos its hitt he oxygen u can rub ur hands in it n put em up me again sort of thing, sorry to be so forward with that , actually no i take that back im not sorry cos im getting my point across,
SO HOW LONG DOES IT LIVE??
N WHAT KILLS IT??
N if you dont know the answer for definite DONT say nothing cos some poor kid might come on here n get all confused if ppl come up wiv like a hundred different answers.
dont know where i got that from n ive never thought something like oh pull out n cum n cos its hitt he oxygen u can rub ur hands in it n put em up me again sort of thing, sorry to be so forward with that , actually no i take that back im not sorry cos im getting my point across,
SO HOW LONG DOES IT LIVE??
N WHAT KILLS IT??
N if you dont know the answer for definite DONT say nothing cos some poor kid might come on here n get all confused if ppl come up wiv like a hundred different answers.
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It can tuf a few hours outside the human body if kept at the right temperature etc.
Seriously though sperm can live outside the body almost as long as it can inside the body. Unless you wash your hands you pretty much wont get rid of it.
I heard sperm is full of protein and Vit E so some women slap it on their faces as a nutrional face mask ... but probably in the privacy of their own home!
i think the likelihood of gettin pregnant by just puttin it in urself is pretty low tho cos the sperm dont get the propulsion. but it can still happen n no point riskin it <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/smile.gif">
How long do sperm live outside of the body? Can sperm live in water?
27th April 1999
Living sperm (spermatozoa) - like other cells - require suitable conditions for survival outside the body. The chemical make-up of the fluid medium in which they are suspended and the temperature at which it is maintained are two key variables. The technique of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) requires that sperm are kept in optimal condition for variable amounts of time before they are placed in contact with eggs for fertilisation. This can be done either by freezing and then re-thawing when required, or by incubation at normal body temperature for up to several hours in a suitable fluid medium (Liu, Clarke, and Baker, 1986). The fluid has to be isotonic for the sperm and contain nutrients and other materials for the sperms’ survival. One of the difficulties in keeping sperm alive in a culture dish is that they produce oxygen free radicals. These are highly reactive molecules which at lower levels are thought to control normal sperm function, but which can become damaging at higher levels (Aitken, 1995; Gomez and Aitken, 1996).
Sperm would not survive for long in plain water - although the seminal fluid would provide some protection initially, the water is very hypotonic to the sperm cells and would soon cause them to swell and disintegrate.
References
Aitken, R.J. (1995) Free radicals, lipid peroxidation and sperm function. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 7(4):659-668.
Gomez, E., and Aitken, J. (1996) Impact of in vitro fertilization culture media on peroxidative damage to human spermatozoa. Fertility and Sterility, 65(4), 880-882 (Apr).
Liu, D.Y., Clarke, G.N., and Baker, H.W. (1986) The effect of serum on motility of human spermatozoa in culture. International Journal of Andrology, 9(2), 109-117 (Apr).
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