implantation
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Women who undergo I.V.F. and who opt to have their embryos tested before implantation usually have to pay for the testing themselves.
From New York Times
When this happens, doctors may recommend surgical treatments, such as a heart transplant or implantation of mechanical pumps that are sutured into the patient’s heart to help pump blood throughout the body.
From Washington Post
The ban in Utah, where Ms. Baker lives, for example, frames abortion in the context of a “human pregnancy after implantation of a fertilized ovum,” which would exclude state jurisdiction over stored embryos.
From New York Times
A few weeks after implantation, the dissolvable material simply melts away into the body.
From Scientific American
The FDA has previously acknowledged “emerging evidence” suggesting the drug did not prevent implantation of a fertilized egg.
From Washington Post
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