2007-01-22 05:57:09 · 6 answers · asked by valencia1miller 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
The egg is fertilized within minutes after the sperm reaches it but then the fertilized egg must travel back down the fallopian tube into the uterus and attach the the uterine wall. This process takes 6-12 days after the egg is fertilized. When it attaches it is called implantation.
2007-01-22 06:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes the sperm about 15 minutes to get to the egg, once the sperm penetrates the egg, fertilization occurs and the cell divides in two then four and so on as it travels into the uterus and i think that journey takes up to three days.
2007-01-22 06:23:46 · answer #2 · answered by Eli 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you mean.
Some people believe that pregnancy begins when the egg becomes fertilized. This can take up to about 24 hours.
Some people believe pregnancy begins at implantation. This can take up to 5-7 days, which is why the morning after pill and IUDs can work as emergency contraception after unprotected sex.
Medicallly pregnancy "begins" at the end of your last period, about 2 weeks before sperm meets egg.
2007-01-22 06:02:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends it can happen instantly or days for intercourse because
Sperm in a nutrient environment (lab or female fallopian tubes or uterus) can survive 5-7 days
2007-01-22 06:20:29 · answer #4 · answered by Just_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anywhere from 1-3 days
2007-01-22 06:25:33 · answer #5 · answered by meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you get pregnant instantly but a test wont show positive until a missed period.
2007-01-22 06:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋