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They travel to 2-4 millimeters per minute. Millions race to the egg but most die along the journey.

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During fertilization, hundreds of millions of sperm are released in the vagina but only a few hundred make it to the egg in the fallopian tube. However, only one sperm will successfully penetrate and fertilize the egg.

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How many sperms survive to the egg?

Between 100 to 500 sperm only reach the egg to be fertilized


How many days do the sperms have to get to the egg?

Sperm have about three days to make it to the egg for fertilization before the egg passes out of the uterus and dies.


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Only one sperm will enter the egg. It is known as fertilisation.


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