2006-07-20 02:58:39 · 17 answers · asked by Girl 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Conception takes place when the sperm and egg meet, so by definition it takes place after ovulation. However, intercourse should take place prior to ovulation as sperm can live in the reproductive tract for up to five days if fertile conditions are present. The egg has a life of only about 24 hours. If you wait until ovulation, you're decreasing your chances.
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2006-07-20 09:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you wait until you've ovulated, you've missed it. You should start at least 5-7 days before you ovulate. Most people say that sperm can live up to 3 days (egg is only viable from 12-24 hours and it takes about that long for sperm to travel that far) but my specialist said that in the right conditions they can last upwards of 7 days. Start early.
2006-07-20 03:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You conceive when a sperm cell fertilizes your egg cell. This would have to be after you ovulate. You can not get pregnant if you do not ovulate. Once a month a woman releases an egg from her ovary into her fallopian tube. You can only get pregnant when a sperm cell swims up to the egg and fertilizes it. Then you have conceived and the egg will take 6 to 12 days to travel down to the uterus and attach itself to the lining of the uterus and begin to grow. If the egg is not fertilized in 24 hours, it will degrade and be released from the body.
2006-07-20 03:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by Pink Princess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doctor told me this: You actually concieve while you are ovulating but depending on the individual sperm lifespan, it could survive inside you from having sex a couple of days before you ovulate.
2006-07-20 03:03:46 · answer #4 · answered by momofapcb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You conceive within 24 hours of ovulation. Sperm can live up to 5 days so having sex a few days before you ovulate can result ina pregnancy.
2006-07-20 03:58:18 · answer #5 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can concieve the day you ovulate up to a few after ovulation, not before.
2006-07-20 03:05:18 · answer #6 · answered by whatsit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd challenge to guess that the mild bleeding ought to were implantation bleeding yet then there became a miscarriage. Do you regularly spot between sessions? you commonly ovulate 10-14 days after the starting up of your very last era (so it may were the very end of October for you). in case you regularly start up around the middle of the month, you may likely ovulate around the accurate of the month to starting up of the recent month.
2016-12-01 23:53:58 · answer #7 · answered by mccasland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You actually concieve when the egg and sperm fertilize. The egg will live in the woman's body for 24-48 hours after releasing from the ovary. Sperm can swim around for up to 7 days. It all depends on when that egg and sperm meet.
2006-07-20 03:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by couriousk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get pregnant before, during and after you ovulate, your most fertile day is the day you ovulate.
2006-07-20 03:09:11 · answer #9 · answered by becca 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just do it around the time you ovulate... sperm can last a couple of days in the vagina...so right before could work...that day you ovulate could work...and for a couple of days after that could work.....
but remember doing it too much decreases the guys sperm count.... so only once a day.. or maybe even once every other day... good luck!
2006-07-20 03:03:17 · answer #10 · answered by myheartisjames 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋