I can't remember the exact figure, but I believe men are supposed to think about sex for approximately 9.5 of every 10 seconds. (NB. When I 'supposed' I don't mean 'supposed-as-in-obliged'. I mean, 'supposed-as-in-inevitably-they-do-this.')
In a similar, though possibly less erotic fashion, I now spend 9.5 of every ten seconds thinking about sperm. My days consist of being preoccupied with answers to the following mathematical problems:
- If the average sperm lives for a maximum of 6 days, but usually up to three days, and more commonly, just one or two days, how many days does it take for 250,000,000 sperm to die?
- If my egg is fertilised by an average sperm, will I have an average baby?
- If you took a random sample of 250,000,000 people, you could reasonably expect one - just one - of them to be a superhuman and massively talented and stong. On the same basis, I would expect at least one sperm to be a super-sperm. If there is one super-sperm in the pack that just so happens to live for 7 years, could the father of my baby actually be my ex?
And so on.
Really, the question I am asking is: Am I pregnant?
I can find out tomorrow.
Blogging again
14 years ago
Lots of people have said to me that they've tried to comment on various posts, but haven't been able to do it.
ReplyDeleteI have fixed this technical glitch. Comment away.
If it was a super-sperm it would have fertilised you 7 years ago.
ReplyDeleteChill. Give those spermies a break. And tell us what your result is.
Hi Sarah
ReplyDeleteI swear my body knew very early on. Good luck with the test tomorrow.