How long do eggs and sperm survive?

For many young couples who want to get pregnant, how long can the egg and sperm survive? Having a specific understanding and knowledge will help increase the probability of pregnancy in the future. So many people want to have a comprehensive understanding of this aspect. The following is a specific answer. You can read the content introduced below to have a specific understanding.

Sperm survival time: 72 hours. Egg survival time: 24 hours

The trouble with safe period contraception is that in addition to getting the ovulation period wrong, there is another factor that cannot be ignored: since sperm can survive in the female body for 3 days, even if the day is not the ovulation day, as long as the woman is in the fertile period (4 days before ovulation to 2 days after ovulation), she is still likely to become pregnant.

How long does it take for sperm and egg to combine?

When a pregnant couple has sex, the man discharges about 200-400 million sperm each time. Most of these sperm are discharged from the vagina along with the semen, while a small number of sperm move forward by swinging their tails, passing through the cervical canal and uterine cavity, and finally reaching the final destination - the ampulla of the fallopian tube, where they wait to combine with the egg.

It takes 1-1.5 hours for sperm to be discharged into the fallopian tube and wait for the egg to combine. During intercourse, a man discharges about 200 to 400 million sperm each time, however, most of the sperm are discharged from the vagina along with the semen. Because the cervical mucus is alkaline, it is conducive to sperm activity. A small number of sperm rely on the swinging of their tails to move forward and quickly swim to the cervical canal. The sperm releases protein-lytic enzymes to dissolve the cervical mucus; the uterine contraction and fallopian tube peristalsis caused by sexual intercourse accelerate the movement of sperm. The sperm swims to the ampulla of the fallopian tube, where they wait to combine with the egg. The fastest time for sperm to reach the fallopian tube from the vagina is only a few minutes, the latest is 4-6 hours, and usually 1-1.5 hours.

How long can eggs and sperm survive? Through the comprehensive introduction above, I believe you have understood the survival time of eggs and sperm. After a comprehensive understanding, you can better control the time of your own conception. I believe that through the above understanding, the probability of your own conception will be greatly increased.