Scientists have decoded the biological mechanisms in mice governing the ovary’s capacity to provide eggs, and how it changes with age in a new study. The advance sheds new light on female reproductive health and lifespan.
Fertility is finite in mammalian females, who possess a limited number of fluid-filled sacs, or follicles, in the ovary.
Since birth, as these eventually develop eggs, the “ovarian reserve” decreases with age.
