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What is the longest sperm can live in a female a week before oving? as days go by before oving, are they less fertile? what is chance live past 72hr?

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Dr. Jumnah Thanapathy answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Varies : Sperm ejaculated into a woman's vagina can live in a woman's cervical mucus or upper genital tract for three to five days. Fertilization is possible as long as the sperm remain alive. Sperm ejaculated outside the body might survive in semen — the fluid released during ejaculation — up to a few hours.

Answered 8/28/2013

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