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Can sperm meet egg the moment a guy ejaculates inside a female?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Back to School: Perhaps reviewing anatomy is key here. Sperm have to find the cervix, swim through it. They they have to swim inside of the uterus until they find the fallopian tubes and then they have to swim through the fallopian tubes and then find the readied egg as it is released from the ovary. This process takes one to five days. To complete.

Answered 5/6/2014

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