Yes, sperm can enter the uterus without fertilizing the egg.
Just because a woman is fertile doesn't mean she will fall pregnant, there are a LOT of things that can go wrong to prevent pregnancy such as poor sperm quality or there not being enough sperm reaching the egg to fertilize it.
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Sperm can enter the uterus through the cervix but they need to swim through the uterus and into the fallopian tubes to fertilize an egg. If there is no egg present in the fallopian tubes, the sperm will not be able to fertilize an egg.
When sperm fertilizes an egg cell, their genetic material combines to form a zygote. This process triggers a series of cellular divisions leading to embryo development. The zygote implants in the uterus and eventually develops into a fetus.
No, males do not have egg cells. Egg cells, or ova, are produced by females in their ovaries. Males produce sperm cells which are necessary for sexual reproduction.
There are 23 chromosomes in a human egg or sperm cell, which is the haploid number. During fertilization, when the egg and sperm combine, they form a zygote with the full complement of 46 chromosomes, known as the diploid number.
If an egg is fertilized by a sperm containing a Y chromosome, the resulting fertilized egg will develop into a male organism. This is because the presence of the Y chromosome determines the development of male characteristics.
Sperm cells are specialized male reproductive cells that carry genetic material to fertilize an egg and create a new organism. They are produced in the testes through the process of spermatogenesis and are transferred to the female reproductive system during sexual intercourse for fertilization to occur.