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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 fertile period, the time in the menstrual cycle during which fertilization may occur. Sperm can live for 48 to 72 hours; the egg (ovum) lives for 24 hours. Thus, the fertile period begins 2 to 3 days before ovulation and lasts for 2 to 3 days afterward. The ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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