Usually, a fertilized egg attaches itself to the lining in your uterus. But with an ectopic pregnancy (also called extrauterine pregnancy), the fertilized egg grows outside your uterus.

Pregnancy begins when the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining. Here's what to know about implantation and how long after fertilization it occurs. Reviewed by Rachel Gurevich, RN When you ...

A retroverted uterus affects 20% of people but rarely causes problems. Learn about symptoms, causes, and when to seek ...

An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus. This happens in roughly 2% of pregnancies. As a nurse-midwife and reproductive health researcher, I think it is ...

If it has an X chromosome, the baby will be a girl. Implantation: Moving to the uterus The fertilized egg stays in the fallopian tube for about 3 to 4 days. But within 24 hours of being fertilized ...

While federal law has long said pregnancy starts after a fertilized egg has implanted in the uterus, state law in Kentucky, for example, calls someone pregnant as soon as a sperm meets the egg.

Jennifer Lannon, co-founder of Freeze.Health, a website for comparing fertility clinic prices, and Lesley Stahl discussed the ...

An Alabama woman with the rare condition of two uteruses, and who became pregnant in each uterus earlier this year, gave birth to twins last week a day apart. After a combined 20 hours of ...

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