Sperm

[sweetpea16]

I've been looking all over the web, boy mom tendencies running high over here, and can't seem to find a solid answer to my question. Thought you girls could help.

So if I had sex a day or two before ovulation and the sperm were ready and waiting in the tube when the egg showed up, is there a period of time (like hours?) with the egg and the sperm(s?) circling each other before one sperm penetrates the egg or is this an automatic thing (within minutes?). I saw some articles about how the egg isn't as passive as once believed so wasn't sure if this "selection process" of the egg attracting the sperm was more involved.

[atomic sagebrush]

No one really knows. They've seen it happen in a Petri dish, of course but it may work differently in the body and likely varies by individual and in any given month.