Elogium

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Elogium is the 20^th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and the fourth episode in the second season.

Star Trek: Voyager episode
"Elogium"
Strange creatures accelerate Kes' reproductive process
Episode no.	20
Prod. code	118
Airdate	September 18, 1995
Writer(s)	Kenneth Biller Jeri Taylor
Director	Winrich Kolbe
Guest star(s)	Gary O'Brien as Crew Member #1 Terry Correll as Crewman Nancy Hower as Ensign Samantha Wildman
Year	2371
Stardate	48921.3
Episode chronology
Previous	"Projections"
Next	"Non Sequitur"

[edit] Plot

When the crew of Voyager investigate a cluster of space-borne life forms, Kes prematurely enters a stage in her life known as the 'Elogium', which is the only time in her life when she can conceive a child. This causes Neelix a quandary as he decides whether or not he is ready to be a father. Just as he decides that he is, it is revealed that the Elogium was artificially brought on by the radiation emitted by the lifeform cluster. This means that it is possible Kes will go through another Elogium later on in her life when she is ready.

At the end of the episode, Ensign Wildman informs Captian Janeway that she is pregnant by her husband who is still in the alpha quadrant.