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Why Does My Daughter Look Different From Her Father?

I had a daughter in 2004. I suffer from spina bifida . I was married when I had my daughter. My fiance I am with now I was with in 2003. My daughter looks nothing like my ex husband and exactly like my fiance. Could it be possible with my disability that my fiances sperm stayed in me from 2003 to 2004 and he could be her father
Tue, 31 Jul 2012
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Hi ,
Thanks for choosing HCM
No dear
the life a sperm is 5 days after ejeculation only if it enters into right environment in right time
in a normal human body the right environment means uterus an cervix
though you have a defect or not when its life span is itself a maximum of 5 days
it is entirely impossible for a sperm to stay alive for an year and have potential to fertilise your egg
so what if you have spina bifida
that cannot be
but your daughter is living with you and your fiancee means there are chances that she could adopt certain qualities ,so when she behaves like your fiancee you could feel that she is like him

i hope your doubt is clarified
feel free to contact me for further queries
thank you
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Why Does My Daughter Look Different From Her Father?

Hi , Thanks for choosing HCM No dear the life a sperm is 5 days after ejeculation only if it enters into right environment in right time in a normal human body the right environment means uterus an cervix though you have a defect or not when its life span is itself a maximum of 5 days it is entirely impossible for a sperm to stay alive for an year and have potential to fertilise your egg so what if you have spina bifida that cannot be but your daughter is living with you and your fiancee means there are chances that she could adopt certain qualities ,so when she behaves like your fiancee you could feel that she is like him i hope your doubt is clarified feel free to contact me for further queries thank you