2007-02-12 06:56:58 · 19 answers · asked by molefe 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
It isn't a matter of time, but timing. Pregnancy occurs when there is a viable egg (ovulation) and viable sperm. So you could have sex at any time and the woman may not get pregnant. Or you could have sex just once and BAM! she's pregnant.
Always wear protection (condom).
2007-02-12 06:59:08 · answer #1 · answered by kja63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends where you are in your cycle.
An egg can only be fertilized for 24 hours after it is released. Sperm can live for 48 hours after they have been released. So if you are ovulating when you have sex, then you may get pregnant within a few minutes (depending on how healthy and fast swimmers the sperm are lol). or you could ovulate 47 hours after having sex and there still be a viable sperm around to fertilize the egg.
But just cos the egg has been fertilized doesn;t mean that you are pregnant. It still has to implant effectively in the womb lining. that's the point at which you are *pregnant*
Emergency contraception methods work by delaying the release of eggs, preventing fertilization or preventing implantation. the sooner you take them the better, and the morning after pill is not recommended after 3 days.
2007-02-15 07:40:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time it takes for a sperm to travel all the way till it reaches an egg is about 48 hours or 2 days. That is only if the spearm survives in the vagina and makes it to the egg. But that is the time it takes for a live sperm to reach the egg.
2007-02-12 07:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anytime from 12 to 24 hours after sex. Morning pill within 24 hours if you do not wish to be pregnant, six weeks wait if you do and wish to confirm pregnancy.
2007-02-12 07:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by boomedly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the sex occur at the day when the egg in the fallopian tube( mainly at the 14th day of the cycle) pregnancy will happen immediately and could be proved in the urine after 7 days
2007-02-12 07:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
anything from 10 minutes to 5 days. 10 minutes being the minimum time for sperm to penetrate an egg and 5 days being the average lifespan of sperm. so anything between the two
2007-02-12 09:48:19 · answer #6 · answered by maraesa1000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who is having sex. For example if I had sex another woman would never get pregnant, unless of course she had sex aswell.
2007-02-15 16:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by barnowl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can take anywhere from 24-36 hours after intercourse. So, if your worried i would get the morning after pill.
2007-02-12 07:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by big pappy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
te sperm can survive up to three days in the female ovary trying to fertilize an egg, and it dies if it's not successful. so i guess that's long enough for one to either get pregnant or not.
2007-02-12 07:14:05 · answer #9 · answered by divagal08 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 days,that's why you can take the morning after pill up to 3 days after having unprotected sex.
2007-02-12 06:59:40 · answer #10 · answered by Lor24 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋