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Report Abuse. An egg lives for around 12 hours after ovulation. Sperm can live for about five days inside the uterus, so providing those two time frames collide, it can be pretty soon after sex. Hours, usually. Implantation occurs between 6 - 12 days.
If it meets up in the fallopian tube with a viable sperm and becomes fertilized, it continues traveling dorn the fallopian tube.Fertilization usually happens within 12-24 hours after ovulation. After fertilization the fertilized egg starts traveling down the fallopian tube toward the uterus.