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How long does it take for the sperm to meet the egg ?
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Swimming Sperm: Two to five days. It has to find the cervix opening, swim through the cervical mucous, up and into the uterus, find the opening to the fallopian tubes, transverse these and then swim into the pelvis and find a readied egg.
Answered 10/14/2017
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