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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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How long does sperm live for

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greybeans · 07/09/2020 14:42

Been trying to get pregnant for a while now been having acupuncture treatment for 2 months now my periods is due anytime now my partner is away on holiday 16th-23rd meaning that would be the time I would be ovulating has anyone been in my situation and got pregnant

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Newchapter2020 · 07/09/2020 14:44

Generally upto 5 days

GreyishDays · 07/09/2020 14:44

5 days so I think too long for you there.

ivfbeenbusy · 08/09/2020 07:55

In the right environment it CAN be up to 5 days but all the conditions have to be perfect for that and the sperm has to be really good quality. For the majority of sperm it's no more than a few hours if the conditions aren't right

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