Hi Pat:
Thanks for your prompt answer. The issue of how many eggs does a woman have at first menstruation may be somewhat different from woman to woman. Dr. Judith Reichman, a noted gynecologist at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center and UCLA in Los Angeles , and often quoted in national media says that at the onset of menstruation the ovaries contain about two million eggs. Then thousands of eggs are lost every month. At the beginning of menopause, women generally have only a few thousand eggs left. Of course, fewer eggs mean less estrogen production which results in lower hormone levels causing all kinds of menopausal symptoms such as vaginal dryness. The exact number of eggs present at that time varies from woman to woman just as the symptoms of menopause affect women very differently. Jacqui
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Hi Pat:
October 8, 2014 - 11:34amThanks for your prompt answer. The issue of how many eggs does a woman have at first menstruation may be somewhat different from woman to woman. Dr. Judith Reichman, a noted gynecologist at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center and UCLA in Los Angeles , and often quoted in national media says that at the onset of menstruation the ovaries contain about two million eggs. Then thousands of eggs are lost every month. At the beginning of menopause, women generally have only a few thousand eggs left. Of course, fewer eggs mean less estrogen production which results in lower hormone levels causing all kinds of menopausal symptoms such as vaginal dryness. The exact number of eggs present at that time varies from woman to woman just as the symptoms of menopause affect women very differently. Jacqui
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