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24 hours but the sperm can live inside up to 5 days.
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How long does it take for one sperm to get inside the egg?
It only takes sperm a few minutes to get inside of an egg.
Where does the egg wait for the sperm?
Well, i believe the egg either can get fertilised while in the fallopian tube, on the way to the cervix, or it get fertilised when it reaches the cervix. so really, there is not 'waiting' . the sperm goes looking for it , wherever it may be .
What is a zygote?
A sperm fused with an egg
How many sperm cell are needed for fertilization?
Only one sperm is required to fertilize an egg. One is both necessary and sufficient in order for an egg to be fertilized. But in order to be confident that one will make it, you need a certain minimum sperm count.
How does the sperm get in to the egg?
To get to the egg the sperm has to first go through sexual intercourse and then the sperm travels in a liquid till it reaches the fallopian tube where the egg is to get into the egg the sperm uses its tail. (only a brief way)
How long does a human sperm travel to the egg?
It can take 12 - 72 hours for human sperm to reach the egg.
How long does it take for one sperm to get inside the egg?
It only takes sperm a few minutes to get inside of an egg.
How long for female sperm to reach egg?
Only males have sperm. There is no such thing as female sperm.
How long does it take for fertilization to occur after insemination?
Sperm only live up to a maximum of three days. But they also have to REACH the egg which they can do within an hour. Therefore fertilisation could happen in one hour after sex, or if you had sex yesterday, the sperm could be lying in wait for the egg to come to them!
How is fertilization of a single egg by more than 1 sperm prevented?
The face that sperm cannot live long, and only one sperm can fertilize egg at one time.
Why do sperm cells need a tail but egg cells don't?
Sperm have long tails so they can swim vertically to fertilize the egg.
How long does egg and sperm take to enter tube?
a sec
Is surrogate mother halal or haram?
IVF is allowed in Islam as long as the husband's sperm and the wife's egg is used. It is haram to use a donor egg or sperm or to emplant an emryo not composed of the sperm and egg of the emplanted couple. So a surrogate mother who is emplanted with the egg and sperm of another couple is haram.
How long does the tail of sperm remain attached to the head?
The tail of a sperm remains with the head until the sperm goes into the egg to fertilise it.
Where does the egg wait for the sperm?
Well, i believe the egg either can get fertilised while in the fallopian tube, on the way to the cervix, or it get fertilised when it reaches the cervix. so really, there is not 'waiting' . the sperm goes looking for it , wherever it may be .
What normal feature does the sperm cell have?
they have long tails for swimming and heads to get into the ovum
What is a zygote?
A sperm fused with an egg
