If fertilization did not occur, a new life did not begin. Yet, some evidence suggested that an egg occasionally could get fertilized.
فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْفَتْرَةِ ،‏ كَانَتْ مُعْظَمُ أَنْوَاعِ ٱللَّوْلَبِ ٱلشَّائِعَةِ أَدَاةً بِلَاسْتِيكِيَّةً تُوضَعُ دَاخِلَ ٱلرَّحِمِ لِمَنْعِ ٱلْحَمْلِ .‏