PG Diploma in Sexology and Psychosexual Counseling. For More Info WhatsApp- 9604715783/9359863878. Conception Conception is the physical and physiological process of a sperm fusing with an ovum. Conception occurs as a result of sexual intercourse. Society requires a child to have a father and a mother, not just so that they contribute a sperm and an egg cell, but so that they can nurture a child after it is born. Therefore, society expects children to be taken in marriage. However, a man and a woman who are not married are capable of sexual intercourse and of having a baby. But this baby may be socially disadvantaged if brought up by a single biological parent.