Life of a Sperm

Life of a Sperm

June 29, 2007

by DearSugar 15

If you're period has ever been "late" you know how stressful and upsetting it can be, wondering if you are pregnant or not. Knowing the facts can help ease your mind so I want to know...

Source

Love And Sex Sex Stress Quiz Pregnancy Sperm Semen Cervical Mucus

15 Comments

whitedaisy77

whitedaisy77 4 years 40 weeks

I guessed five days. Goes to show they are some pretty bound and determined little sh*ts. No wonder why men think with that all the time.

ThePerfectScore 5 years 43 weeks

those damn super sperm!

melda 5 years 46 weeks

I was wrong!

christie 5 years 46 weeks

Wow...just wow

azucar_ame 5 years 47 weeks

((((((((((((((((5 days))))))))))))))))))))))))))) WOWZER!! I thought for sure it couldn't last past a day! I've learned a something today about Sperm and i've learned that my addiction to the Sugar Sites can now be written off as educational reseach...woohoo! LOL Azucar! Ame

honeysugar28 5 years 47 weeks

Whoa I thought it only lived up to 24 hours!

dmartinxoxo 5 years 47 weeks

That's kinda gross when you think about it.

queencessjosie 5 years 47 weeks

That's why it's best to wait 5 days before taking a pregnancy test.

SaRaH 22 5 years 47 weeks

woo hoo i was right!

ccsugar 5 years 47 weeks

Geez those are tough little f**kers!!

irishchic33 5 years 47 weeks

Who would have thought that sperm could survive that long. That's good to know!

CatarinaBella521 5 years 47 weeks

I said 7 days, I thought it was longer, thanks for the enlightenment dear sugar ;)

Miss K Smith

Miss K Smith 5 years 47 weeks

wow... 5 days hey... that gives a girl lotsa time to get pregnant

DearSugar 5 years 47 weeks

Sperm can only live up to 5 days, and that in the best conditions when your cervical mucus is wet, which happens around the time of ovulation. This ideal wet mucus only occurs for about 4-5 days of your cycle, and then you start drying up. Sperm can't live in a dry place so they can only survive for up to 5 days inside a woman's body.

söderskär 5 years 47 weeks

Yay, I got it right. But I also read somewhere that sometimes they can live from 2 days to up to 6-10 days. So I guess it depends.