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Do sperm die in hot water?

Updated: 10/10/2023
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13y ago

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Outside the body yes...Inside the body I do not know if that has been resolved yet. I am interested in the subject since I have found that heat kills sperm, it may be usful as a contraceptive. Who knows maybe a hot tub for half an hour every other day is all it takes, but I will get back to you when I know.

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14y ago

The temperature must be about 94F (35 C) for sperm to live. The temperature can only vary by one to two degrees before the sperm will start dying. So pretty much 92F and below or 96F and above are fatal temperatures to sperm. So, unless the bath was cooler than body temperature then it's unlikely that the sperm would survive. If there's soap or shower gel in the water, then sperm will be destroyed, most certainly. Bear in mind that hot water may also weaken condoms, so in that regard you would not want to go there.

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13y ago

It depends on the hotness of the water, there is uptimum condition for the sprem survival.

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