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After you ovulate, your egg waits to be fertilized for apprx 24 hours. If the egg is fertilized, it takes the fertilized egg about 5-12 days to travel to the uterus and implant itself in the lining. I have read that the average time for implantation is 8 days past ovulation.
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What prepares the uterus for a possible ovulation and implantation?
A complex interaction between the pituitary gland in the brain, the ovaries and the uterus work to create the perfect environment for ovulation (the release of an egg) to occur, for the sperm and egg to meet and for the fertilised egg to implant itself in the uterus.
When does the fertilized egg implant into the uterus?
It takes place during the menstrual cycle, and the process is called ovulation. (Another name for the fertilized egg is a 'zygote') Ovulation is not a fertilized egg. Ovulation is the release of an unfertilized egg. The fertilized egg implants about 6-8 days after ovulation
Which side of the uterus does the egg implant on?
After fertilization, the egg implants in the lining of the uterus. It can implant on any side of the uterus where the endometrial lining is thick enough to support pregnancy.
Can you still have a period then be pregnant?
No, you can't menstruate while pregnant. Menstruation only occurs when the egg released during ovulation isn't fertilised, if it is fertilised then the egg will implant in the uterus lining - if the uterus lining were to shed it would cause miscarriage.
What happens once a follicle releases an egg?
Once a follicle releases an egg (ovulation), the egg will travel down the fallopian tube towards the uterus. If fertilized by a sperm during this journey, it may implant in the uterus and develop into a pregnancy. If not fertilized, the egg will disintegrate and be shed during menstruation.
Where does the mature egg go?
The mature egg is released from the ovary during ovulation and travels through the fallopian tube towards the uterus. If the egg is fertilized by sperm along the way, it may implant in the uterus and develop into a pregnancy. If not fertilized, the egg will disintegrate and be shed during menstruation.
If an egg is not fertilized it may implant itself in?
the uterus
What tissue does an egg implant on inside the uterus?
endometrium
What happens to the egg follicle the ovary?
A mature follicle will be released during ovulation and travel to the uterus. If is it fertilized, then it will implant in the uterine wall. If it does not then it will be passed out of the body during the menstrual cycle.
Where does a fertilized egg implant?
A fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium. This process is essential for the development of a pregnancy.
Why do you have a period when your on birth control?
The hormones don't prevent ovulation or conception. The lining of your uterus is still enriched with blood, but the hormones trick the body into not allowing the zygote to implant. That's if you did conceive that month. The zygote is in effect immediately miscarried. If it's an egg, it also does not implant. After no implantation, your body flushes the egg (or zygote) and also the lining of your uterus. You have a period.
Can you ovulate before you period?
ovulation normally occurs about 2 weeks before your period actually starts. The purpose of a period is a direct relation to the release of an egg during ovulation. The egg will be released from the falopian tubes and enter the uterus (ovulation). Once the egg sits in the uterus for several days if it is not penetrated by sperm the body will reject it by causing contractions of the uterus to release the egg. This is when your period occurs as your uterus is "washing" out the egg from the uterus. So....yes...ovulation always occurs before your period.
