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Primordial Follicles with Normal Oocytes in the Ovaries of Postmenopausal Women †
Author(s) -
Costoff Allen,
Mahesh Virendra B.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1975.tb00183.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ovary , postmenopausal women , menopause , atresia , endocrinology , folliculogenesis , ovarian follicle , gynecology , andrology , pregnancy , biology , lactation , genetics
In ultrastructural studies, the ovaries of postmenopausal women were compared with those of pre‐ and perimenopausal women. Primordial follicles containing apparently normal oocytes were found in all postmenopausal ovary samples. Differentiating follicles were often found in these samples, but they were in various states of atresia. The findings suggest that the menopause does not result exclusively from exhaustion of the primordial follicles.