Simple Health Information For People From African and Asian Communities.
Pregnancy is the result of the fertilisation of an egg with sperm.
Fertilisation could happen following sex, where there is physical contact between a man and a woman’s reproductive organs.
Following fertilisation, there is implantation where the fertilised egg is planted within the womb to develop into the baby.
This natural process could also happen outside of the human body in what we refer to as in vitro fertilisation.
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Which part of your menstrual cycle does the fertile window happen?