The Playboy Advisor

January, 1991

There was a quiz in a recent USA Today that was supposed to test sexual literacy. One of the questions asked how long it took for sperm to reach an egg. The correct answer was five minutes. How can this be?—W. E., Los Angeles, California.A sperm cell can swim about as fast as an average cross-town bus—it doesn't have all that far to go, and it makes no local stops. So, yes, your little speed freak on steroids can make it to the egg in about five minutes. Now, is that really the correct answer? W...