Achieving a healthy pregnancy is a complicated, multi-stage process involving two people. Every month, the female ovulates one mature egg from one of her ovaries. Here, it will begin to move slowly down the tube towards the womb uterus. However, for a pregnancy to develop it must first meet sperm from the male whilst it is still held in the fallopian tube.
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The Sperm Journey to the Egg - Exseed
The ultimate goal of sperm is to fertilize the egg. However, to meet the egg cell, the sperm has to go through a long and tedious path. After they meet, many people wonder what's next, how long will it take for implantation to occur and for the woman to get pregnant. This article aims to clarify these doubts in detail. In everyday language, we understand by sperm's journey to the egg the race in which only one sperm cell will make it to the finish line, and win the competition.
Egg meets sperm
There are many steps that must occur for a female to become pregnant. Understanding the process of how pregnancy occurs can be beneficial both for those who are trying to become pregnant, and those who wish to avoid pregnancy. For those that wish to avoid pregnancy, we highly recommend using both a barrier method of birth control , such as a condom , and a hormonal method, such as birth control pills.
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