Comments on: Quotables: Tyra Banks Wants You to Impregnate Her Right This Instant http://www.evilbeetgossip.com/2012/10/19/quotables-tyra-banks-wants-you-to-impregnate-her-right-this-instant/ Celebrity gossip with an evil twist. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dee Cee http://www.evilbeetgossip.com/2012/10/19/quotables-tyra-banks-wants-you-to-impregnate-her-right-this-instant/comment-page-1/#comment-674535 Dee Cee Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:37:14 +0000 http://www.evilbeetgossip.com/?p=116808#comment-674535 “Women are born with a finite number of eggs. At birth, a woman has around 1 to 2 million eggs. However, throughout her life, a woman loses eggs through a destructive process called atresia. At puberty, only around 400,000 eggs remain. Throughout the reproductive life span, from puberty until menopause, women lose about 1,000 eggs each month. Of these thousand eggs, only one is released. Once released, it is picked up by the fallopian tube. If a couple has sexual intercourse around this time, fertilization (the joining of the egg and sperm) may take place.”

Finally, according to the following article on “Menopause, Estrogen Loss, and Their Treatments ” from the UC Davis Health System ( http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/health/a-z/40Menopause/doc40.html ), “As a woman ages, her supply of eggs declines. Menopause occurs naturally after the woman’s supply of follicles has been depleted and menstruation ends completely. (Menopause may also be induced if the ovaries are surgically removed.)” So there you have it.

Jeff Buzby, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Orange County

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