DOES SPERM ONLY LAST INSIDE YOU FOR 5-7 DAYS?

Question

I'm so confused, everyone says that sperm only last 5-7 days inside you. But how come you don't get pregnant real until the 3rd week. How does the sperm last inside you that long. Someone please explain this to me.. I'm so lost.

Answer 1

You are pregnant the minute the sperm hits the egg.

However, you can only tell that you're pregnant in the third week because that's when the pregnancy hormone shows up in tests.

Hopefully you can understand that.

Answer 2

It's only viable for 3 days or so, really.

You get pregnant during the third week of your cycle, but that means you have to have s*x during the three days you are fertile. So if you have s*x during the first week of your cycle, that same sperm won't get you pregnant during your third week. Hope that helps

Answer 3

yes sperm really only lasts that long it takes three weeks to get pregnant because the sperm meets the egg in the Fallopian tube and the zygote has to travel to the uterus to implant itself and officially make you pregnant.  

Answer 4

go to babycenter.com and read up a bit on ovulation and concieving....they explain it all very well...a woman doesnt ovulate(release her egg) until about 14 days after she starts her period. and the eggs is only fertile for about 24 hours...research! i did when i was young and i was fascinated enough to become a nurse!

Answer 5

They can't properly detect pregnancy until the third week.

At the beginning, it's just a bunch of cells.  

Answer 6

something about that the sperm has to be carried by mucus into the womb

Answer 7

What is Ovulation?

Ovulation occurs when a mature egg is released from the ovary, pushed down the fallopian tube and is available to be fertilized. The lining of the uterus has thickened to prepare for a fertilized egg. If no conception occurs, the uterine lining as well as blood will be shed. The shedding of an unfertilized egg and the uterine wall is the time of menstruation.

Key Facts of Ovulation:

    * An egg lives 12-24 hours after leaving the ovary

    * Normally only one egg is released each time of ovulation

    * Ovulation can be affected by stress, illness or disruption of normal routines

    * Some women may experience some light blood spotting during ovulation

    * Implantation of a fertilized egg normally takes place 6-12 days after ovulation

    * Each woman is born with millions of immature eggs that are awaiting ovulation to begin

    * A menstrual period can occur even if ovulation has not occurred

    * Ovulation can occur even if a menstrual period has not occurred

    * Some women can feel a bit of pain or aching, near the ovaries during ovulation called mittelschmerz which means "middle pain" in German

    * If an egg is not fertilized, it disintegrates and is absorbed into the uterine lining

Tracking Ovulation:

A woman's monthly cycle is measured from the first day of her menstrual period until the first day of her next period. On average, a woman's cycle normally is between 28-32 days, but some women may have much shorter cycles or much longer ones. Ovulation can be calculated by starting with the day the last menstrual period (LMP) starts or by calculating 12-16 days from the next expected period. Most women ovulate anywhere between Day 11 - Day 21 of their cycle, counting from the first day of the LMP. This is what many refer to as the "fertile time" of a woman's cycle, because sexual intercourse during this time increases the chance of pregnancy. Ovulation can occur at various times during a cycle, and may occur on a different day each month.

The Ovulation Cycle divided into two parts:

The first part of the ovulation cycle is called the follicular phase. This phase starts the first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) and continues until ovulation. This first half of the cycle can differ greatly for each woman lasting anywhere from 7 days until 40 days. The second half of the cycle is called the luteal phase and is from the day of ovulation until the next period begins. The luteal phase has a more precise timeline and usually is only 12-16 days from the day of ovulation. This ultimately means that the day of ovulation will determine how long your cycle is. This also means that outside factors like stress, illness, and disruption of normal routine can throw off your ovulation which then results in changing the time your period will come. So the old thought that stress can affect your period is only partly true. Stress can affect your ovulation which ultimately determines when your period will come, but stress around the time of an expected period will not make it late—it was already determined when it would come 12-16 days earlier!

Fertility Awareness is one way to track when ovulation occurs and it includes studying the changes in cervical mucus and using a basal thermometer. Cervical fluid will change to a wet, slippery substance that resembles "egg whites" just before ovulation occurs and until ovulation is over. A basal thermometer helps track a body temperature rise, which signals that ovulation has just occurred.

Another way to track ovulation is through ovulation kits and fertility monitors. Tracking ovulation can help a woman get a better idea of when pregnancy can and can not occur during her monthly cycle. Once ovulation has occurred, there is nothing you can do to increase your chances of pregnancy. Your next step is to begin watching for early pregnancy symptoms.

View and print an Ovulation Calendar, or use our Ovulation Calculator, to better understand your menstruation cycle and ovulation.

From the Menstrual Period to Ovulation (the details you may not know!)

When your menstrual cycle begins, your estrogen levels are low. Your hypothalamus (which is in charge of maintaining your hormone levels) sends out a message to your pituitary gland which then sends out the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). This FSH triggers a few of your follicles to develop into mature eggs. One of these will develop into the dominant follicle, which will release a mature egg and the others will disintegrate. As the follicles mature they send out another hormone, estrogen. The high levels of estrogen will tell the hypothalamus and pituitary gland that there is a mature egg.

A luteinizing hormone (LH) is then released; referred to as your LH surge. The LH surge cause’s the egg to burst through the ovary wall within 24-36 hours and begin its journey down the fallopian tube for fertilization. The follicle from which the egg was released is called the  

Answer 8

Okay Sperm live between six and seven days. Site is listed below. Then they fertilize the egg. Then travels down the tubes then implants. This being awhile but I can't find anything saying how long. It does take 6 days for it to attach though.found that in the 3rd site.

So my guess when you say the 3rd week it is because it is 3rd week after not having a cycle. You can't really get pregnant unless you ovulate and usually people ovulate at 2 weeks after your cycle. So then take 6 days to travel down that would put it 3 weeks. I Hope that helps you.

Answer 9

Go see the doctor baby you may not be pregnancy yet.