I have been told 2 to 3 days and some people have told me 5 to 7 days.
2006-12-29 01:50:44 · 16 answers · asked by classi_hunni 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
2-3 days is average, athough sperm has been known to survive for a week.
If you're TRYING to get pregnant you assume the sperm can live for 2 days, if you're trying to AVOID pregnancy you assume it lives for 5-7 days.
2006-12-29 01:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with some that peg the viability of a guy's sperm at in basic terms 2-3 days interior uterus (that's what i think of you meant -- as quickly as in the vagina, being pregnant won't be able to happen and the egg/sperm is as stable as lifeless). Sperm can stay for no less than 5 days (and consistent with risk as many as 7 below uniquely suitable circumstances). See the planned Parenthood link describing emergency birth control (they supply 5 days). that's genuine that a woman's egg can stay for around an afternoon (or 2, optimal) interior the uterus. because of the lag time with sperm, meaning that the two a million-2 to days till now receiving ejaculate to as much as a week later, fertilization is conceivable.
2016-12-15 10:33:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's generally 2 to 3 days.
2006-12-29 03:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by chicchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the answers you see can be right. It depends on the environment in which the sperm is living. Also Male sperm are less likely to live longer because they are smaller and Female sperm usually tend to be bigger but they are slower. So the Males die fast and the females are slow. But generally 5-7 days.
2006-12-29 02:16:24 · answer #4 · answered by girlcop1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you have been told right without air or oxygen hitting the sperm it can survive a whole 3 days. In that time yes it still has time to fertilize the egg and you may become pregnant.
2006-12-29 01:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by 19years_young 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After a woman ovulates the egg will survive approximately 24 hours. Sperm, on the other hand, will live for up to three to five days. This is why having sex two to three days before ovulation will increase your chances of getting pregnant. Don’t wait until the day you ovulate to have sex. Your partner’s sperm will last longer than your egg and you don’t want to miss an opportunity by waiting.
2006-12-29 01:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by bibliobethica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My books all say that in a favorable vaginal environment with fertile cervical mucus the sperm can live for up to 5-7 days.
2006-12-29 02:23:41 · answer #7 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely 5 to 7 days. I am seeing a Fertility Specialist and this what I was told by the doctor.
2006-12-29 01:58:56 · answer #8 · answered by aminahrice3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sperm can live in the female body for up to 72 hours if it's healthy. Scary Huh?!!
2006-12-29 02:33:36 · answer #9 · answered by izy966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when I conceived my daughter I had intercourse on the 16th and the doctor said I didnt ovulate until the 20th.So the sperm lived for 4 days in my case, I probably got a girl because that was the only sperm left!
2006-12-29 02:31:28 · answer #10 · answered by ♥It's a boy♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋