How many eggs does a woman have?
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Females are born with between one and two million eggs. The number decreases until a person stops ovulating and reaches menopause. At that point, fewer than 1,000 remain.
By Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito, medically reviewed by Meredith Wallis, MS, APRN...
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