How Long Am I Fertile?
Baby- making intercourse
In order to increase your chances of getting pregnant, it is important to ensure that you have intercourse when you are most fertile! Using DuoFertility will help you do this by accurately identifying your fertile window?.
How long am I fertile?
This depends on several parameters that vary from couple to couple, and from cycle to cycle. The lifespan? of the egg? and the sperm?, and the quality of the vaginal environment? which will affect the sperm lifespan, are probably the most variable parameters.
How long do sperm live?
The duration of sperm fertilisation capacity? in the female is an important parameter to take into consideration. Data on the subject is quite variable, largely because fertility experts employ a wide range of techniques to research this question. It is widely accepted that the fertilising ability of the human spermatozoa is 60 hours on average, and can be up to 120 hours (3 to 5 days).
How long do eggs live?
Again, the fertilisation capacity of the human oocyte? is variable; it is estimated to be around 48 hours.
