fertilized
adjective
fer·til·ized
ˈfər-tə-ˌlīzd 
: having undergone fertilization
a fertilized egg
: subjected to fertilization
fertilized fields
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An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants in a fallopian tube instead of the uterus.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing.
—Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Some birth control methods, including IUDs, may work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Britain in 2015 began allowing mitochondrial donation, resulting in a pioneering IVF treatment whereby a couple’s genes are removed from a fertilized egg, leaving the defective DNA behind, and then injected into the egg of a healthy woman.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing.
—Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Some birth control methods, including IUDs, may work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Britain in 2015 began allowing mitochondrial donation, resulting in a pioneering IVF treatment whereby a couple’s genes are removed from a fertilized egg, leaving the defective DNA behind, and then injected into the egg of a healthy woman.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fertilized. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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