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fertilization

[fur-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /




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Nelson was still married in 2020 when the fertility clinic called her at work with devastating news: Her husband had just requested the destruction of the embryos they created through in vitro fertilization, or IVF.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many return to the same clinic to do in vitro fertilization, because that is also less expensive in other countries.

From Seattle Times

As Salon previously reported, the broad language in some states' abortion banning laws seems to outlaw fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization too.

From Salon

That said, several other states have tried to define personhood as beginning at fertilization, and a few have succeeded.

From Washington Post

Research has shown that astaxanthin has a significant impact on reproductive performance in many different fish species, like egg production and quality, sperm quality, fertilization rate and survival of newly hatched larvae.

From Salon