Sperm Wars 1 Flashcards
Sperm whose role is to prevent any later sperm from passing through to the cervical crypts and womb.
Blockers.
Sperm lodged in cervical mucus, and are not sleek.
Blockers.
What are the 5 features of sperm that can block any narrow mucus channels very effectively?
- Coiled tails
- A bent mid-piece
- A large rucksack
- A large head
- With 2, 3, or 4 heads
Sperm that are at the top of a vagina, carried by cervical mucus, and drips out of the cervix all day in anticipation of infidelity. Number lost is greater than replaced.
Ineffectual.
Sperm that is svelte and athletic, but not there to fertilize. Have average sized heads.
Killers.
Sperm that roam around in search of sperm from other men to destroy using the poison they carry in their heads.
Killers.
Sperm with larger heads.
Egg-getters.
Studies suggest one time infidelities…
rarely get discovered.
What percentage do long term affairs have of being discovered?
50%
When a woman’s body contains 2 or more different men’s sperm, and they compete to fertilize the egg is called?
Sperm Warfare
What percentage of all people are born via sperm warfare?
4%
Who can have two different fathers?
Fraternal twins
On average how many times do humans have sex in a lifetime?
2,000-3,000 times
About how many insemination’s does it take to create a child?
500
Can make a difference to the number and the quality of children created.
Routine Sex
Male benefits of routine sex
- Maintain a population of sperm inside a women.
- Sperm needs to stay inside a woman for 2-3 days until peak fertility.
Female benefits of routine sex
- Cryptic Ovulation
- Confuse man so he never knows the best time to inseminate.
- Conception is easy, if timing is right.
- Her body allows sperm to remain alive and fertile inside her for a max of 5 days.
- Her body produces one egg per ovulation and dies w/in a day.
In order for a man to successfully fertilize an egg he must inseminate her once during the period of…
5 days before she ovulates to about 12 hours after.
The BEST chance a man has to fertilize an egg he must inseminate her…
2 days before she ovulates. Still only a 1 in 3 chance of success.
The total length of a woman’s menstrual cycle is…
Anywhere from 12-42 days.
From the beginning of menstruation to ovulation lasts…
Anywhere from 4-28 days.
The collection of material that flows back out of the vagina after intercourse. It’s a joint man-woman production.
Flowback
Flowback consists of what three things?
- Sperm (millions, most of flowback)
- Mucus from woman’s cervix
- Cells from the vagina dislodged by the penis.
The average amount of days in a year a woman can get pregnant?
12 days (once per month)
