The timing of events in early human development is described as days or weeks

postfertilization, that is, postconceptional. By contrast, in most chapters of this book, clinical
pregnancy dating is calculated from the start of the last menstrual period. As discussed
earlier, the length of the follicular phase of the cycle is subject to more variability than the
luteal phase. Thus, 1 week postfertilization corresponds to approximately 3 weeks from the
last menstrual period in women with regular 28-day cycles.