PSYC 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Prenatal Development, Ovulation, Ectopic Pregnancy
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Dr. kathleen hughes prenatal development can influence your whole life: conception to birth. If you have intercourse in the ovulation day, there is only 33% chance of you getting pregnant. Even when there is a sperm and the egg, there is just 30% chance of getting pregnant: miracle of life! Small window of fertile time each month: conception. The sperm did fertilize but it did not result in pregnancy because it didn"t attach to uterus wall. Out of 1 million expecting couples only 4,973 kids will leave up to its 5th birthday. Ft and the egg has to quickly move to uterus. Fallopian tube will not be able to nourish the egg. Ectopic pregnancy: when egg is in fallopian tube. And have to undergo surgery ends up losing one of the fallopian tube and ovaries: 24-30 hrs chromosomes combine, 36 hours zygote divides into 2 cells. Some women can pick up on changes: 12-14 days implanted on uterine wall.