The Biology of Human Sex Differences/DR. FEDERMAN REPLIES

DR. FEDERMAN REPLIES: Stanford rightly calls attention to the elegant estrogen-dominated events that precede ovulation and that favor passage of sperm through the cervix and to a point of potential fertilization. He is also right to call this a "window of fertility," because sperm deposite...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 355; no. 1; p. 98
Main Authors Stanford, Joseph B, Federman, Daniel D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Massachusetts Medical Society 06.07.2006
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Summary:DR. FEDERMAN REPLIES: Stanford rightly calls attention to the elegant estrogen-dominated events that precede ovulation and that favor passage of sperm through the cervix and to a point of potential fertilization. He is also right to call this a "window of fertility," because sperm deposited during this time are viable longer than are eggs (48 to 72 hours) and can thus be on site when ovulation occurs.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406