Wicker basket full of white and brown eggs - Biserka Stojanovic/Getty Images It is nearly impossible to tell if an egg sitting on the counter is fertilized or not by eyeballing it. Some chicken ...

A blighted ovum occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus but doesn't form an embryo. It is also referred to as an anembryonic (no embryo) pregnancy and is a leading cause of early pregnancy ...

Scientists have discovered how an embryo’s genomic integrity is safeguarded during the first 24 hours after fertilization. Insights into this mechanism have implications for improving in vitro ...

An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling ...

What causes a blighted ovum? What symptoms can I expect? Blighted ovum is an older term for a certain type of pregnancy that leads to an early miscarriage. It's now known as an anembryonic (an-em-bree ...