Course 2
Description
How to use it
Introduction
Conception
Historical Notes
Beginning of Life?
No definite answer
Egg and Sperm
Coitus
Fertilization
Segmentation
Implantation
Multiple Pregnancies
Pregnancy
Birth
Infertility
Contraception
Abortion
Additional Reading
Examination
Conception
懷孕
在英語中,“conceived”“conception”是過去常常用來描述孕婦的措辭,(分別對應中國文化中的有喜了懷孕”——譯者注)。現今,這些措辭在日常生活用語中較少聽到了,而且許多人現在可能發現孕婦們是多麼地炫耀和感情誇張。然而,當科學家們定義一個新生命的肇始一個新個體生活的開始時,照例求助於這個單詞懷孕”(conception)。可是,這些表面上簡單的定義,包含著甚至到現在也遠沒有完全弄懂的非常複雜的現象。所以,不是所有的科學家都按照同樣的定義來使用懷孕”(conception)這個詞語

Conception

It used to be said of a pregnant woman that she had "conceived," or that a "conception" had taken place inside her body. Today, these terms are rarely heard in everyday speech, and many people may now find them pretentious and melodramatic. Nevertheless, scientists still fall back on the word "conception" as a matter of course when they want to refer to "the beginning of a new life" or "the beginning of the existence of a new individual".
However, these seemingly simple definitions cover a very complex phenomenon that even now is far from being fully understood. Consequently, not all scientists use the word "conception" in the same way.

[Course 2] [Description] [How to use it] [Introduction] [Conception] [Historical Notes] [Beginning of Life?] [No definite answer] [Egg and Sperm] [Coitus] [Fertilization] [Segmentation] [Implantation] [Multiple Pregnancies] [Pregnancy] [Birth] [Infertility] [Contraception] [Abortion] [Additional Reading] [Examination]