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What is a egg fertilization?
A pregnancy starts with fertilization, when a woman’s egg joins with a man’s sperm. Fertilization usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus. If the fertilized egg successfully travels down the fallopian tube and implants in the uterus, an embryo starts growing.
What are the symptoms of egg fertilization?
Some women do notice signs and symptoms that implantation has occurred. Signs may include light bleeding, cramping, nausea, bloating, sore breasts, headaches, mood swings, and possibly a change in basal body temperature.
Does urination flush out sperm?
Urination: Some people incorrectly believe that urinating after sex can flush out sperm from the vagina. However, as urine comes out of a small hole called the urethra, peeing after sex will not remove sperm from the vagina.
Can virgins get pregnant?
The answer is — yes! While it isn’t likely, any activity that introduces sperm to the vaginal area makes pregnancy possible without penetration.
What are the stages of the fertilization of an egg?
– Ovulation. Unless you’ve had troubles in the past, you have two ovaries-one on each side. – Fertilization. As the sperm travel from your vagina into the cervix and fallopian tubes, many will encounter the egg and try to fertilize it by penetrating it. – Zygote. Once fertilized, the egg is now a zygote. – Blastocyst. – Implantation.
What is needed to fertilize an egg?
The answer to this is quite simple only one sperm is needed to fertilize an egg! The next question our patients ask is; then why do we need millions of sperms in the semen of a male?
Where does fertilization of an egg usually occur?
Fertilization usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus. If the fertilized egg successfully travels down the fallopian tube and implants in the uterus, an embryo starts growing. All the eggs for a woman’s lifetime are stored in her ovaries. Women do not keep producing eggs.
What is the result of the fertilization of an egg?
The result of fertilization is a cell (zygote) capable of undergoing cell division to form a new individual. The fusion of two gametes initiates several reactions in the egg. One of these causes a change in the egg membrane(s), so that the attachment of and penetration by more than one spermatozoon cannot occur.