The utero-tubal junction is the area that connects the uterus with the Fallopian tubes. As it is a narrow canal, many sperm get trapped there and do not make it to the tube, and will never get to the egg cell.
Read the full article on: How sperm meets egg: a journey from production to fertilization ( 43).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Emilio Gómez Sánchez B.Sc., Ph.D. (senior embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Ricardo Navarro Martín M.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. (gynecologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 08/09/2022
