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Posibility of sperm survivng period and getting pregnant before ovulation?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Possible, not likely: The spermatozoa can survive up to 5 days within the female genital tract, so your scenario is possible only with early ovation, but not likely.

Dr Balin and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/9/2018

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