Can sperm live inside you for four full days?

Question

I am pregnant and I'm told by my dr that my conception date was a day that was four full days before the last intercourse we had. Could this be possible? I do think he is pretty fertile. And does this mean that I must have ovulated on that fourth day?

Answer 1

how many days does the sperm lives on the girl's body?
Sperm can live in a woman's body for up to six days — possibly seven. That's why most pregnancies result from fertilization by sperm that have been waiting in a woman's reproductive tract days before the release of her egg — ovulation — takes place.

Outside the body — where they're not being nourished and protected by a woman's cervical mucus and vaginal secretions, or the warmth and moisture of a man's urethra and reproductive tract — sperm die anywhere between a half an hour to four hours after being ejaculated. If the ejaculate has dried out, or has been wiped or washed off, there are no longer any living sperm to worry about.

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Answer 2

Yes sperm can last for 5 days. However once they do so they are less mobile and swim slower. This is the reason why people who are trying for a baby they say to have intercourse every day during ovulation as although sperm can live for 5 days. Your ovulaion can rise over 2 days and at times 3 ays. It may be that the sperm was waiting or already present or that your ovulation may have been on the increase.

Answer 3

Yes, sperms can live inside from 3-5 days waiting for an egg to be released if it hasn't
so that's why sometimes some woman get pregnant with twins because they have intercourse once and released 2 eggs in different time!! so one egg get fertilized and there are still some sperms that will be waiting for the next egg to be released in a few days

Answer 4

I would have to disagree sperm will survive comfortably for 2 days in the reproductive tract and there is a substantial decline by day 3 while it is possible and had been reported by some women to have conceived 5 days after sex it rarely happens and is not a reliable method of conception this may have happened in your case or your doctor may have made a slight error if your not happy with what he/she told you ask for a second opinion but in the mean time congratulations on your pregnancy and I hope it all goes well Kay :)

Answer 5

Yes, it may be possible. But, also remember that your doctor is giving you an ESTIMATED date of conception. The doctor has no way of knowing the exact date of conception unless you and the doctor were doing daily ultrasounds and day-to-day check-ups of your body.
In the end, a day or two doesn't make a difference as to when you will deliver. And your delivery date will also be another estimate.

Answer 6

The thing about sperm living inside your body for that long is almost impossible. The sperm swims upstream and fertlizes the eggs the ones that don't fertlize are attacked by your body's antibodies and destroyed like most unknowns. The one thing your doctor isn't saying is this. They can only guess when your time of conception was like they can only estimate when your due date will be. A large majority of women never give birth on their due date they're either early or late.

Answer 7

yep sperm can live for up to 5 days inside a woman so that is absolutely possible congrats

Answer 8

why would the Dr lye to you?

i think it can last a few days in the right conditions just not shore of the times i think it could be 7 days

Answer 9

Shell life of 90 hours.

Answer 10

yes. when you have an abundance of cervical mucus before ovulation semen mixes with it and sperm can survive for 3-5 days depending on their quality etc. so yes, it is absolutely possible.