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What Do You Want to Know About Pregnancy?

By Kristeen Cherney, Kathyrn Watson, and Karen Lamoreux — 2019

Pregnancy occurs when a sperm fertilizes an egg after it’s released from the ovary during ovulation. The fertilized egg then travels down into the uterus, where implantation occurs. A successful implantation results in pregnancy.

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Pregnancy and Childbirth