[petitfour]

From the article: "And, following a miscarriage three months later, it took six further attempts with the treatment before the 38-year-old finally conceived."

That quote is the reason I asked. The wording suggests that conception occured when the embryo successfully implanted. So, the embryo was in existence but was not in the right place. Aren't there women who have fertilized eggs that do not implant properly? Or am I a confused person? (I probably sound pretty stupid, considering we've birthed eight babies the old-fashioned way.)

[beezdotcom]

The wording suggests that conception occured when the embryo successfully implanted.

Good catch - it's poor wording on the part of the article. The actual definition is "Formation of a viable zygote by the union of the male sperm and female ovum; fertilization".

Aren't there women who have fertilized eggs that do not implant properly?

Think of this condition as an "early miscarriage". In fact, this happens more often than not under normal circumstances. This differs from abortion in the sense that no deliberate action was taken to CAUSE the embryo not to attach (barring ingestion of abortifacient drugs).

[perfect stranger]

Aren't there women who have fertilized eggs that do not implant properly?

Of course there are. One of the reasons that they don't get implanted properly is because the woman is not barefoot and in the kitchen like she supposed to be, making my dinner.