What happens when you mix two sperms together?

Combining two sperm wouldn't work. There just isn't enough in a sperm to sustain an embryo early on. What about removing the DNA from an egg, and adding two sperm to that? Theoretically you'd end up with a child with the DNA of both dads, and just a bit of the donor's DNA.

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Can you mix two guys sperm?

A single sperm is used to fertilize a single egg. The question that often comes up is, can both guys from a gay male couple mix their sperm together? The simple answer is no. The IVF lab will not mix the sperm together.

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What happens if 2 sperms fertilize an egg?

Occasionally, two sperm are known to fertilize a single egg; this 'double fertilization' is thought to happen in about 1% of human conceptions. An embryo created this way doesn't usually survive, but a few cases are known to have made it — these children are chimaeras of cells with X and Y chromosomes.

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Do sperm fight other sperm?

For sperm, some scientists say, love and war are one and the same. According to the so-called kamikaze sperm hypothesis, sperm from different men hanging out in the same vagina may sabotage each other in the run for the egg. New findings, however, cast doubt on this idea.

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Does the fastest sperm win?

There is ample evidence to show that as millions of human sperm cells swim towards a waiting ovum or egg, only one gets to fertilize it. Now, a new study shows that even though the fastest and most capable sperms reach the ovum first, it is the egg that has the final say on which sperm fertilizes it.

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Do sperms help each other?

The predominant theory is that sperm compete against each other, with the strongest swimmer fertilizing the egg. But a new study, using cow sperm, suggests that sperm might actually swim together, forming clusters to help each other swim upstream to reach the egg.

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Can a baby biologically have two fathers?

Can a baby have two biological fathers? No, that is not possible. The baby's mother might have had many sexual encounters with different men and she might not know who the father of the baby is. However, the baby cannot have different biological fathers.

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How many sperms do you need to have twins?

To form identical or monozygotic twins, one fertilised egg (ovum) splits and develops into two babies with exactly the same genetic information. To form fraternal or dizygotic twins, two eggs (ova) are fertilised by two sperm and produce two genetically unique children.

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Can two sperms mix and make a baby?

Combining two sperm wouldn't work. There just isn't enough in a sperm to sustain an embryo early on. What about removing the DNA from an egg, and adding two sperm to that? Theoretically you'd end up with a child with the DNA of both dads, and just a bit of the donor's DNA.

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Can two different sperm form a baby?

Heteropaternal superfecundation is an extremely rare phenomenon that occurs when a second ova released during the same menstrual cycle is additionally fertilized by the sperm cells of a different man in separate sexual intercourse.

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Can 2 men have a child?

Egg donation and surrogacy allow two gay men to have children genetically related to one partner and the egg donor, but not to both. It's the same dynamic for lesbians and sperm donors.

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Is it good to release sperm everyday?

There is no evidence that regular ejaculation causes any health issues. More frequent ejaculation may mean a man gains more health benefits. The positive benefits of ejaculation do not mean that all men must ejaculate frequently.

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How many drops of sperm is needed to get pregnant?

How many sperm do you need to get pregnant? It takes just one sperm to fertilize a woman's egg. Keep in mind, though, for each sperm that reaches the egg, there are millions that don't. On average, each time men ejaculate they release nearly 100 million sperm.

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Can I get pregnant while pregnant?

Superfetation is rare because, once a person is pregnant, changes in their hormones typically prevent their body from continuing to ovulate, Dr. Greves explained. But if a person does ovulate again—and if that egg becomes fertilized and implants in the uterus—they can carry a double pregnancy.

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Can 2 different sperms fertilize the same egg?

If two sperm fertilize one egg which is a very rare occurrence in 1% of the case the embryo can't survive. So, two sperm cannot fertilize the same egg.

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Who carries the gene for twins?

The quick answer to this question is that, in a twin pregnancy, it is the mother's genes that determine twins. First up, giving birth to identical twins is not genetic, but conceiving fraternal twins is. The mother may have the genetic trait of releasing two eggs in one menstrual cycle.

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Do twins share one sperm?

Definition. Identical twins (also called monozygotic twins) result from the fertilization of a single egg by a single sperm, with the fertilized egg then splitting into two. Identical twins share the same genomes and are always of the same sex.

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How do you know who is the father of your baby?

A DNA paternity test is nearly 100% accurate at determining whether a man is another person's biological father. DNA tests can use cheek swabs or blood tests. You must have the test done in a medical setting if you need results for legal reasons. Prenatal paternity tests can determine fatherhood during pregnancy.

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What increases the chance of having twins?

Factors that increase the chance of twins include: consuming high amounts of dairy foods, being over the age of 30, and conceiving while breastfeeding. Many fertility drugs including Clomid, Gonal-F, and Follistim also increase the odds of a twin pregnancy.

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What is it called when you have the same father but different mother?

They may share the same mother but different fathers (in which case they are known as uterine siblings or maternal half-siblings), or they may have the same father but different mothers (in which case, they are known as agnate siblings or paternal half-siblings.

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Can the egg reject a sperm?

Researchers from Stockholm University and the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust found that the egg effectively chooses the sperm it wants, and rejects the others. "Human eggs release chemicals called chemoattractants that attract sperm to unfertilised eggs.

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At what age does a man stop ejaculating?

While there is no definite age at which male ejaculation ceases, it has been suggested that it may happen when a man reaches his late 40s or early 50s. It is important to note, however, that this is not a universal rule and some men may continue to ejaculate at a later age.

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Is the second sperm stronger?

The results showed that there were significant differences in several parameters of semen quality between first and second ejaculations. No significant differences were also found on Ca and Mg concentrations and Ca/Mg ratio. The TAC level was significantly higher in the first ejaculation than the second one.

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How long does it take for a man to be ready for round 2?

According to some studies, 18-year-old males have a refractory period of about 15 minutes, while those in their 70s take about 20 hours, with the average for all men being approximately half an hour.

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