The number of primordial follicles decreased with age: perinatal period (1.5 × 10 5 on average), preadolescence (1.2 × 10 5 on average), adolescence (7.7 × 10 4 on average), adulthood (4.3 × ...

Two healthy primordial follicles containing eggs are seen in this normal mouse ovary (control, left). But after olaparib, primordial follicle remnants lacking eggs are abundant, suggesting this ...

image: Teresa Gallardo, senior research scientist in pathology and Dr. Diego Castrillon, assistant professor of pathology, have discovered nearly 350 genes associated with female fertility.

Researchers have found nearly 350 genes related to female fertility. Their research may open the door to much wider study in the poorly understood field of infertility. These discoveries might ...