What happen to my body

Question

I was tried to be pregnant for 4 months with one PCOS on my right ovary. I'm always had positive ovulation test, but never got pregnant I don't understand what is wrong :( and yes I have sex the day of positive test and the day after and the next day.

Answer

Getting pregnant when you don't have anything like PCOS isn't always easy, our bodies are designed to ensure that not too many sperm reach the egg, so not falling pregnant really quickly isn't necessarily because there is something wrong with you.

I've been doing lots of reading over the last few days, mostly about the journey sperm have to take to even reach the egg. This is what I have summarised from my reading (someone may know better/differently) I think they have roughly 30mins to breach through the wall between semen and cervical mucus (these don't mix together apparently) and they have no directional skills until they get through, and then they have to find the way to the fallopian tubes, which is a fairly tough journey for them. Usually there is only 1 tube with an egg in it, so any that went up the other tube will never make it to the egg, and the others get lost, stuck etc so the majority of them also don't reach the egg.

Once they get there, they have to break through the surface of the egg, which takes time and before the egg dies (which is anywhere between 12-24hrs). Once one gets through, the outer shell of the egg hardens so no other sperm can get in, but if 2 (or more) get through at the same time, the egg cell cannot combine with the sperm cell properly so it doesn't go onto develop.

The fertilised egg then has so much to go through before it can implant, the cells might not divide properly (or might simply just stop dividing), they might not break through the side of the egg wall, they may not attach, it may not travel down the tube fast enough.

Even when we're completely healthy, there's a lot of luck involved which is why the odds of conceiving are quite low each month. Don't give up hope.

What happen to my body

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