Stylish and Trendy In case of an intercourse how long does a sperm take to reach to an egg?
Friday 10 September 2010
rachael
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In case of an intercourse how long does a sperm take to reach to an egg?
Michael
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Fertilization happens in one of the fallopian tubes, which carries an egg from an ovary to the uterus. It can take up to seven days after intercourse for sperm and egg to join and become a fertilized egg. Usually, it's because the sperm gets into the fallopian tube before the egg is released.
It takes about two hours to make the entire journey to the egg; however, some sperm are Olympic swimmers and can reach the egg in a half an hour. If no egg is available to fertilize, the sperm swim around patiently waiting to bump into one. Because there is no chemical or physical attraction of the sperm for the egg, the sperm literally must bump into the egg. However, it can reach much sooner than that too.
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