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cjm james... cjm james...
 
February 15, 2009 03:49 PM

how long does it take sperm to reach the egg to get the girl fertilized and really pregnate

ok see me and my girl dont know when we had sex to gotten her pregnate, till we go to tha hosptial! but anyways she only spotted in decemeber08 for 2-3days and quit and hasnt had her period since and its February now, and yes she has systoms and all and all of this? but my ? is i wanna know if its realy mine or not instead of doin an DNA test, but tha easier way is to find out how long does it take afta i precum in her and to get her pregnate? for the sperm to reach the egg n fertilize it and make her pregnate??? cause we cant go to the hosptial yet cause of her dad and reasons but yea, i wanna see how far along she is and stuff! please help if know any good answers and logical n true- e-mail me, ohh_yeah_b2f_mp69@yahoo.com
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mandybaby1... mandybaby1...
 
 February 17, 2009 03:10 PM
it's true that it could happen within about 10 minutes but seconds is much too fast. Fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes, which is on the opposite end of the uterus as the cervix.

though sperm can survive for up to a week commonly by that point they are no longer viable. ideally intercourse should take place 1-2 days before ovulation, giving the sperm 3-5 days to fertilize the egg in the appropriate spot.

my advice is to take a home pregnancy test. there are many other reasons why your gf may have skipped a period. it is not that uncommon in women. and even though you state that she only bled a little in december, menstrual flow may also vary month to month.

obviously i don't know you and your gf, but chances are that if you were having unprotected sex during december the baby is probably yours. you can look up numbers until your eyes hurt, but sometimes things just happen. right now you should just figure out if she is or not and then deal with the situation whatever your choice may be, before you run out of options.
Source(s):
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/Sexual_Reproductio...
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/pickenc/Reproductive%20System.pdf
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/reprod/fert/gxport.html
http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/SPERM%20FACTS.htm



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joginderpa... joginderpa...
 
February 15, 2009 06:13 PM
it takes around 7 days

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cjm james ... cjm james ...
 
February 16, 2009 11:56 AM
can it be b4 7 days? can it feterlize it way b4 7 days if it goes to tha egg n swim to it quicker? to me it seems like it can only took 1 day for it to each the egg without hesitating specially if she was gettin to ovualation cause we done it pratically 3-6days b4 she was gonna be on her next period but yea.. or at least take 1-3 or maybe 4 days???

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space-ange... space-ange...
 
February 17, 2009 09:06 PM
cjm- it's not about having sex 3-6 days before her period, it's about having sex 3-5 days before ovulation, which is usually halfway through a womans cycle (anywhere from 12-18 days after her last period began). on average a woman gets her period every 28 days, and ovulates every 28 days (each ovulation occurs 14 days after the start of each period) it's when a woman is ovulating that she is fertile and able to become pregnant.

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
February 16, 2009 04:43 PM
If the egg is far enough down the fallopian tube, it can be fertilized in seconds. Implantation can take another few days, but if the egg is fertilized, she's pregnant. She should definitely know by now. I knew within 2 weeks with all my kids.

If she may be pregnant, she should really get health care NOW. There are life-threatening things that can happen and develop overnight in pregnancy. Threatening to HER life, as well as the baby's. My sister-in-law barely survived one of these things, and she knew she was pregnant and she'd just seen her doctor the week before when she had to be rushed to the E.R.

Trust me, her dad would rather have her alive and pregnant than dead because of being pregnant. If she possibly got pregnant almost 3 months ago it will show up on a test. And then, for her health and for the baby's, she needs to have knowledge and health care. I normally recommend midwives as being more knowledgeable, but even they usually want women to be screened by a doctor first.

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mandybaby1... mandybaby1...
 
February 17, 2009 02:45 PM - Fact Refuted
ummm, not exactly seconds. that's not true at all. considering sperm can only move a millimeters per second, they would have barely made it into the cervix in seconds.

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/Sexual_Reproduction.html

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sambearpoe... sambearpoe...
 
February 19, 2009 12:28 AM
To answer your first question, go here: http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/spermfacts.htm

To answer your whole situation, though, check out http://www.scarleteen.com/

They have a Sexual Readiness checklist here: http://www.scarleteen.com/article/boyfriend/ready_or_not_the_scarleteen_sex_readiness_checklist
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http://scarleteen.com
http://www2.oakland.edu/biology/lindemann/spermfacts.htm


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mamakin mamakin
 
February 20, 2009 03:59 AM
it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to a week and even sometimes 10 days. if your girl is pregnant, she needs prenatal care.
the only real way to tell if a child is yours would be to have a paternity test.

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