Ovulation

This occurs when an egg is

released from one of the ovaries
and travels along the fallopian
tube, around day 14 of the
menstrual cycle. A jelly-like
coating ensure that it does not
stick to the sides of the tubes, and
is move along by the cilia.
 Conception / fertilisation
How a baby is made

Fertilisation
During sexual intercourse the man's penis releases semen into the
woman's vagina. Sperm cells travel in semen from the penis and into
the top of the vagina. They enter the uterus through the cervix and
travel to meet the egg in the fallopian tube. If a sperm cell meets
with an egg cell there, fertilisation can happen. Fertilisation happens
when an egg cell meets with a sperm cell and fuse to make one cell.
The fertilised egg continues along the fallopian tube.
 Conception / fertilisation
The fertilised egg continues
along the fallopian tubes.
Between four and five days
later, there is a mass of
around 16 cells. This forms a
ball of tissue called the
blastocyst.
 Implantation

• During the third week after the first day of your last

period, your fertilised egg moves along the fallopian tube
towards the womb. The egg begins as a single cell,
which divides again and again.
• By the time the egg reaches the womb, it has become a
mass of more than 100 cells, called an embryo. Once in
the womb, the embryo burrows into the lining of the
womb. This is called implantation.

Test Implantation