How long can sperm live outside of the male body? I think it's like 7 days if it is in the vagina?!?! But what about if it's like on a towel or something? Thanks, I know this is a weird question.
2006-10-10 09:42:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Sperm can live in a woman's body for up to six days — possibly seven. That's why most pregnancies result from fertilization by sperm that have been waiting in a woman's reproductive tract days before the release of her egg — ovulation — takes place.
Outside the body — where they're not being nourished and protected by a woman's cervical mucus and vaginal secretions, or the warmth and moisture of a man's urethra and reproductive tract — sperm die anywhere between a half an hour to four hours after being ejaculated. If the ejaculate has dried out, or has been wiped or washed off, there are no longer any living sperm to worry
2006-10-10 11:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How Long Can Sperm Live
2016-10-02 06:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
half an hour to a few hours.
In water, such as a hot tub or a bath, the lifetime of sperm can be somewhat longer, as sperm as sperm survive well in warm, wet environments.
Sperm are very sensitive to temperature and moisture and will eventually die outside the body
research has been done that sperm can live up tp 9 hours in the open air.
it lives a lot longer inside the females body
2006-10-10 09:49:46 · answer #3 · answered by dandyl 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sperm can live for up to around 7 days inside a female depending on the conditions (temperature, etc). Outside of the body, sperm die when they come into contact with air. Sometimes sperm can live for a short time outside the body but usually they die pretty quickly when they come into contact with the air.
2006-10-10 09:47:01 · answer #4 · answered by Pink Princess 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sperm will not survive for more than an 1/2 or so outside the body. meanwhile the sperm will survive inside the vagina for 48/hrs.
2006-10-10 10:02:59 · answer #5 · answered by Ambereyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 days
2006-10-10 09:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the female body it can live up until 7 days, although it's usually all dead by 5 days. Outside in the open it dies very quickly.
2006-10-10 09:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
up to 72 hours inside the vagina, in optimal condition they will last about 48 hours outside the human body.
2006-10-10 09:44:58 · answer #8 · answered by **KELLEY** 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably on the towel no chance to survival,bacause of germs etc. But inside you probably about 3-5 days .
2006-10-10 09:44:47 · answer #9 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 to 5 in the right environment. If it's on a substance that let's it dry out then you're looking at when it drys out. Probably 15-30 minutes.
2006-10-10 09:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by pbuchta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋