More about signs of ovulation
Sperm are able to live to fertilize for a lot longer than an egg is willing to hang out, anywhere from three to six days. Which means that even if you have sex a few days before signs of ovulation, there may be plenty of sperm still around to greet the egg when it emerges.
However, sperm can survive for up to seven days. They’ll happily live in your vagina, uterus or fallopian tubes for this length of time. This means that you don’t have to time sex to the exact moment you ovulate to get pregnant.
In normally fertile couples, there is between a 20 per cent and a 25 per cent chance of getting pregnant each cycle.
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