At one point or another, we all saw the videos in health class that explained how babies are made. A pivotal scene in these educational films is the inevitable race between sperm as they make their way through the cervix and uterus in a frantic rush to reach the egg before they’re destroyed. It’s really wild to think about—out of hundreds of millions of sperm released during sex, only one (1!) will successfully penetrate the outer layer of the egg and achieve fertilization.
And even that is not guaranteed. Successful conception requires the right timing and environmental factors in the woman’s body, and it also requires strong, healthy, mobile sperm. The odds are long, and only the best can survive!
It’s a wonder it took someone so long to come up with the brilliant idea: Sperm races!
And they’re off to the races!
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