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Fertility Glossary

Fertilization

The fusion of sperm and egg.

Fertilization creates a single cell, the zygote, which divides over the following days to become an embryo.

Related terms

Zygote

A fertilized egg before it divides.

ICSI

A single sperm is injected directly into an egg during IVF.

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