When a girl is born, the ovaries already contain thousands of immature eggs. These eggs start maturing at puberty.
What happens to the immature eggs present in the ovaries when a girl is born, and when do they start maturing?
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When a girl is born, the ovaries already contain thousands of immature eggs. These eggs start maturing at puberty.
When a girl is born, she already has all the immature eggs (oocytes) she will ever have in her ovaries. These immature eggs are in a state of arrested development and are called primordial follicles. The process of egg maturation begins during puberty when hormonal changes stimulate the release of eggs from the primordial follicles. With each menstrual cycle, a few primordial follicles are activated, and one egg undergoes maturation, while the others undergo degeneration. This maturation process continues until menopause, after which the ovarian reserve is depleted, and no more eggs are released.