How many days does it take to get prego?

Answer 1

Pregnancy occurs instantly after conception.

Answer 2

The egg is viable for 12-48 hours depending on the female’s age, genetics, health, and environmental factors. The average life span of an egg being Around 24 hours. Sperm in the fallopian tubes, uterus, and cervix can survive for 1-8 days with 2-4 days being average. If the egg is already present, sperm can reach the egg causing fertilization within 4 hours if newly deposited. If sperm are already present, fertilization can occur very quickly.

Following fertilization, the embryo takes approx 4-12 days to implant In the uterine lining with 6-7 days being average. Implantation is the beginning of pregnancy. Fertilization may occur each month but a woman is not actually pregnant until a fertilized egg (embryo) is implanted in the uterine lining. At this stage a blood test may detect enough hcg to diagnose pregnancy but it is still unlikely to see high enough blood levels. A home urine pregnancy test will not show positive for another week or until the day the expected period should have started. This is called “4 weeks” but the woman has only been pregnant 1 week and ovulation occurred 2 weeks ago making the standard pregnancy counting calendar archaic and outdated.