The ovary: from conception to death.
(2017) Fertility and Sterility — Vol. 108, n° 4, p. 594-595 (2017)
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- (en) At the dawn of human life, the ovary was intended to functionfor the entire lifetime of a woman. Indeed, at that time, life ex-pectancy rarely exceeded 35 years while nowadays it is notunusual for women to live into their 80s. So, is it possiblefor a natural ovary to go on functioning until death? Withpotentially several million oocytes residing in each ovary atmid-gestation, could it not be feasible to prolong the functionof the ovary until the end of life? Let us return to the concep-tion period and analyze the evolution of the ovarian reserve.[...]
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Donnez, J., & Dolmans, M.-M. (2017). The ovary: from conception to death. Fertility and Sterility, 108(4), 594-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.08.031 (Original work published 2017)