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Which intercourse would definately cause me to become pregnant; intercourse 5 or 6 days before ovulation or 1 or 2 days before ovulation?

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1-2: Sperm can live for up to around 72 hours in the female reproductive tract. 5-6 days is pushing it, so if you want to conceive, definitely 1-2 days. For a typical woman, most fertile days are days 9-14 with day #1 being the first day of her menstrual cycle/bleeding. Good luck!

Dr Higginbotham and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/14/2013

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