Do sperm live if you wipe them off with a tissue?

[Lizziered1]

I got sperm on my hand and I wiped it off and used hand sanitizer afterwards, will I get pregnant if I touched my vulva? Do the sperm die?

[Heather]

Hi, Lizzie.

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