WBR0513
| Author | [[PageAuthor::Yazan Daaboul, M.D. (Reeviewed by Serge Korjian)]] |
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| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 1 |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Physiology |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Reproductive |
| Prompt | [[Prompt::A couple has been trying to conceive a child for 5 years with no success. They decide to explore in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and ask their primary care physician for advice. The physician describes the process explaining that after fertilization the embyro is directly introduced into the uterus. Assuming fertilization occurs at day 0, at which day post-fertilization does an embryo undergoes implantation in the uterus?]] |
| Answer A | AnswerA::Day 2 |
| Answer A Explanation | AnswerAExp::On day 2, the zygote is still within the fallopian tubes and has not descended to the level of the endometrium. |
| Answer B | AnswerB::Day 4 |
| Answer B Explanation | AnswerBExp::On day 4, the morula is still within the fallopian tubes and has not descended to the level of the endometrium. |
| Answer C | AnswerC::Day 6 |
| Answer C Explanation | AnswerCExp::On day 6, the blastocyst is in the endometrium and implantation starts. |
| Answer D | AnswerD::Day 10 |
| Answer D Explanation | AnswerDExp::On day 10, the beginning of implantation already occurred and hCG is secreted. |
| Answer E | AnswerE::Day 12 |
| Answer E Explanation | AnswerEExp::On day 12, the beginning of implantation already occurred and hCG is secreted. |
| Right Answer | RightAnswer::C |
| Explanation | [[Explanation::During a normal pregnancy, fertilization is considered to occur at day 0. The fertilization process typically occurs in the ampullary-ischmic junction of the fallopian tubes. Soon after fertilization occurs, the oocyte proceeds with the meiosis II that had been arrested after ovulation. The fertilized egg continues to descend along the fallopian tube as mitosis of the embryo progressively occurs to become a morula on day 3 and a blastocyst on day 5. On day 6, the blastocyst reaches the endometrium and implantation starts. Soon after implantation takes place, hCG is secreted and pregnancy then becomes detectable by serum and urinary concentrations of hCG within 10-14 days post-fertilization.
Educational Objective: Typically, blastocyst implantation occurs on day 6 post-fertilization |
| Approved | Approved::No |
| Keyword | WBRKeyword::day, WBRKeyword::6, WBRKeyword::implantation, WBRKeyword::blastocyst, WBRKeyword::morula, WBRKeyword::secretion, WBRKeyword::hCG, WBRKeyword::zygote, WBRKeyword::fertilization, WBRKeyword::ampulla, WBRKeyword::isthmus, WBRKeyword::junction, WBRKeyword::egg, WBRKeyword::oocyte, WBRKeyword::sperm, WBRKeyword::endometrium, WBRKeyword::uterus, WBRKeyword::IVF |
| Linked Question | Linked:: |
| Order in Linked Questions | LinkedOrder:: |