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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.
Usually, it's because the sperm gets into the fallopian tube before the egg is released. Once there, the sperm wait for an egg to arrive. After fertilization, it can take 5-10 days for the fertilized egg to begin to attach itself to the lining of the uterus. Pregnancy begins when this happens.