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Re: How Quick Is Sperm?

From: Sandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:50:58 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 31 Aug 2002, Dr. wrote: >
>Getting up immediately after sexual intercourse might result in some
>semen and sperm draining out of the vagina, by gravity. It is
>recommendable to stay in bed for a while after coitus..this would
>increase the chances of having more sperm available in your reproductive
>tract.
>
>At Sat, 31 Aug 2002, Sandra wrote:
>>
>>Hello Doctors and Friends,
>>I heard somewhere that If you get up out of bed Immediately that Sperm
>>doesn't have enough time to swim to fertilize the egg? I heard that you
>>need to lie in bed after intercourse at least 10 minutes, so the Sperm
>>has time to reach the Egg? Is there any truth to that? I am trying to
>>conceive and many times we make love in the morning and then get up
>>right after because we need to get ready for work. Thanks for the
>>advice and answers in advance.
>>Sincerely Sandra
>
>Thanks Dr. Essien. I followed your advice. I will let you and everyone else in here know in 10 days the outcome of all this hard trying this month!
Sincerely Sandra

>--
>John Essien, M.D. SOCOG
>Camaguey, Cuba; Basseterre, St. Kitts
>http://www.obgyn.net/all_advisors/J_Essien.htm
>
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