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When sperms are in cervical mucus so do they leave the semen and began to live in mucus ?

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Live ? The sperm will survive for a few days in either semen or female genital mucus. Both are supportive and neutral carriers of sperm. By 5-6 days after release they run out of energy stores and die.

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Answered 5/2/2021

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