One of the biggest questions that bother every man is “how long does sperm live?“. There is no one-word answer for this question also because this question brings a few more questions which I’ll try to answer as briefly as I can.
It doesn’t matter if you’re trying to find an answer of how to protect your girlfriend from pregnancy or you want to be more familiar with the lifespan of the sperm to have bigger chances in the attempts for conception you’re in the right place. So here are some of the questions that need to be answered:
The answer is depends on several number of factors. First of all is the the environmental condition – in warmer and wetter environment sperm can live longer rather than some dry surface. The sperm’s life depends on the man. When doctors ask men to ejaculate for tests they require to receive the sperm in sterile dark jam, which means that the sperm lives longer in dark place.
It’s known that usually sperm lives about 20 minutes – up to an hour outside a woman’s vagina. So maybe the reason for reading this article is that you’re wondering “Can a woman get pregnant when she doesn’t have intercourse?” the answer is YES. it’s not said that it will happen a 100% but you should keep in mind that it’s possible.
Here the situation is different. Sperm can live in a woman’s body from 2 to 5 days even sometimes up to a week. The vagina’s pH kills most of them and in most cases they do not reach the right place alive. It’s interesting how sometimes people are trying hard to have a baby for months without results and sometimes teenagers are doing an abortion.
But one good suggestion: do NOT forget that sperm can live for a couple of days in woman’s body so safe sex is recommended all the time and special attention is required NOT only in the days of ovulation but also in the days before the ovulation.
January 10, 2012
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