Menstrual cycle and Fertilisation - Part 1

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After sexual intercourse, sperm can survive for 3 days in the uterus and oviducts. Ovulation can occur any time from day 13 to day 15 and an egg cell can live for 2 days after ovulation.

Which is the best estimate of the length of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle?

• 2 days

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 7 days

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On which date is a woman most likely to ovulate if the first day of menstrual loss was 1 February?

• 5 February

• 14 February

• 28 February

• 1 March