Sperm can survive in the male body for about a week and in the female reproductive tract for 3 to 5 days.
Sperm can survive for about a week in the male body and for several months after maturation in the male body if stored in the epididymis. Sperm can survive outside the body for a few minutes. Sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract for 3 to 5 days, and the survival time of sperm is affected by the quantity, vigor, and quality of sperm, and the environment of the female reproductive tract.
Sperm is a haploid germ cell produced by spermatogenic cells in the male testes, whose chromosomes may contain: X chromosome or Y chromosome. Normal semen is creamy white or pale yellow, or yellowish if there has been no spermatozoa for a long time. Certain infections can also cause semen to be yellow.
If the sperm is short-lived it needs to be examined in a specialized hospital.