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The ovaries contain follicles in women who have eggs. At birth, there are approximately 500,000 eggs. At puberty, only about 75,000 eggs left. Only about 400 to 500 eggs mature and emerge as adults. The rest degenerate over the years. During the breeding season, a gland in the brain generates hormones that cause an egg to be released from the ovary each month. The follicle then produces the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone, thickening of the endometrium. Fortified foods are ready to receive and nourish a fertilized egg that could become a baby. If fertilization does not occur, estrogen and progesterone fall, cancels the lining of the uterus and menstruation occurs. Read the rest of this entry »