Try to cut the squash into evenly sized pieces. We know cutting up winter squash, especially butternut squash, can be tricky. (Donât worry; in our recipe below, we share how we do it). We find that separating the thinner end from the round, wider end makes things much easier.
A ripe egg can live in the outer edge of a fallopian tube for 12-24 hours. If there are sperm in the womans cervix or if the couple has intercourse while an egg is alive in a fallopian tube, the sperm can travel up through the uterus and the fallopian tube and try to fertilize the egg.
It can take the slowest up to 12 hours. If the sperm don't find an egg in the fallopian tubes at the time of intercourse, they can survive inside you for up to seven days (NCCWCH 2013:64) . This means that if you ovulate within this time window you could still conceive.The mortality rate for sperm is very high and only a few dozen ever make it to the egg.f the sperm don't find an egg in the fallopian tubes at the time of intercourse, they can survive inside you for up to seven days (NCCWCH 2013:64) . This means that if you ovulate within this time window you could still conceive. The mortality rate for sperm is very high and only a few dozen ever make it to the egg.