How Long Does Sperm REALLY Live? #science #scishow #STEM #hankgreen

It won't come as a shock to learn that the life cycle of the average male gamete is pretty short. But as it turns out, there are ways to help those swimmers stay alive and usable for a lot longer than you might expect.

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Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643048/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028216445966
https://www.glowm.com/section-view/heading/Sperm%20Transport%20and%20Capacitation/item/315#r30
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2018.00072/full#:~:text=In%20vitro%20incubation%20under%20capacitating%20conditions%20for%20human,using%201%E2%80%931.5%20h%20of%20incubation%20under%20capacitating%20conditions.

Image Sources:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/fertilization-of-human-egg-cell-by-spermatozoan-royalty-free-image/622767176
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/movement-of-spermatozoa-under-a-microscope-stock-footage/946036706
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woman-holding-uterus-and-ovaries-model-ovarian-and-stock-footage/1521560430
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/gynecologist-shows-structure-of-uterus-on-model-of-stock-footage/1446902835
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/male-sperm-cells-stock-footage/1310284666
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/sperm-cells-fertilizing-egg-stock-footage/1318447456