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How long is sperm active (min, max) in a woman after sex?
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About: Sperm can survive upto 72 hours after ejaculation inside a woman.
Answered 1/2/2014
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Varies: Sperm can survive up to 24 to 72 hours in optimal cervical mucus part copulation. There's been tales that sperm has survived for even longer but these are antidotal stories.
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