The botanical gardens, lawns and extensive natural bushland of Kings Park in Perth form a peaceful green oasis right in the very centre of the city. At 4.06km 2, it's the world's biggest inner city park. Kings Park occupies Mount Eliza, one of the highest points in Perth's mostly flat landscape. It soars high above the Swan River and the Perth skyline, with panoramic views to the east from the edge of a steep escarpment.
When a fertilized egg does implant, a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) begins to be produced in the uterus. This is the hormone that a pregnancy test measures. It prevents the uterine lining from being shed, so the woman does not have a period.
If one of the sperm cells penetrates the egg, the egg is fertilized and begins developing. The egg takes several days to travel down the fallopian tube into the uterus. After it is in the uterus, a fertilized egg usually attaches to (implants in) the lining of the uterus (endometrium). But not all fertilized eggs successfully implant. If the egg is not fertilized or does not implant, the woman's body sheds the egg and the endometrium.