* There is immediate retrograde loss at the entrance to the cervix/uterus with phagocytosis by leukocytes.
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* There is immediate retrograde loss at the entrance to the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]]/uterus with phagocytosis by leukocytes.
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* In the cervix, sperm must travel through privileged pathways. This serves to eliminate non-motile sprem and remove some abnormalities.
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* In the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Cervix_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology|cervix]], sperm must travel through privileged pathways. This serves to eliminate non-motile sprem and remove some abnormalities.
* In the Uterus, capacitation is initiated with some phagocytosis occuring.
* In the Uterus, capacitation is initiated with some phagocytosis occuring.
* In the Oviduct, capacitation is completed and sperm show hyperactive motility.
* In the Oviduct, capacitation is completed and sperm show hyperactive motility.