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A 16-year-old female asked:
How long can sperm survive inside the womens body without an egg?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Can survive: up to 5 days.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
After ovulation how many days egg waits for sperm to get fertilised inside female body?
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
Conception: Fertilzation must be within 12-maybe-24 hours after ovulation, implantation is not sooner than 6-7 days later. Good wishes.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Is it fully confirmed that sperms die after 9-12 days even if these were inserted in any part of woman body and so can't fertilize the egg after that?
Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
First of all sperm cannot live outside on an inanimate object for more than a few hours. Secondly, insertion of sperm to impregnate must be put inside... Read More
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Reviewed Mar 25, 2021
A 18-year-old female asked:
Can sperm fertilize the egg that is being shed during the womens period? Or it that egg no longer useful?
Dr. Gerard Honoreanswered
Fertility Medicine 31 years experience
No: By that time the egg cannot be fertilized any longer.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Is it possible for a doctor to get your egg and your husbands sperm and implant it inside another women if you body isn't capable of carrying a baby?
Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 47 years experience
Yes, possible: This is called surrogate parenting. It is expensive and egg harvesting could have risks that are higher than normal pregnancy. It is usually reserve... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Does a women feels the sperm passing to reach the egg?
Dr. Seth Dermananswered
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility 35 years experience
Generally not: It is unusual for a woman to feel the sperm once they pass the vagina. It is common however for women to feel changes at ovulation which happens at th... Read More
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