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When a biological female is born, the ovaries will contain hundreds of thousands of follicles, which may contain immature eggs inside of them. These are all the eggs required for life and they stay inactive until puberty. When puberty begins, usually between the ages of 8 - 14 years, the pituitary gland (located in the brain) starts making hormones that stimulate the hormones such as oestrogen. Oestrogen production induces puberty including breast development, and periods. Each month, the body matures a follicle in the ovary and once it grows to a certain size, the body then knows that it is time to ovulate. During ovulation, if there is an egg inside of the follicle, the tiny egg is then released and travels to the uterus. Once the egg gets to the uterus, unless the egg is fertilised by a sperm and pregnancy occurs, this is when someone would then get a period. The egg has not attached to the uterus and the lining then needs to shed and regenerate to prepare for the next egg to be released in the following period cycle.
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation (OTCP)
Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation (OTCP) for Leukaemia Patients
Zoladex® 10.8mg
Oestrogen Patches
Egg Freezing
Adolescent and Young Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Maybe Later Baby? A Guide to Fertility for Young People With Cancer
Onco-fertility in brief
What is Onco-fertility?
Onco-fertility in children
Ovarian tissue freezing
Egg and embryo freezing