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At what stage of life are all the eggs a female will ovulate already present in the ovaries?

At puberty

At birth

Females are born with all the eggs they will ever have, a finite number that is established during fetal development. By the time a female is born, her ovaries contain all the primary oocytes that will mature over her reproductive years. This is significant because these oocytes remain in a dormant state until puberty, when hormonal changes trigger the maturation and release of these eggs during the menstrual cycle.

At puberty, while hormonal activity increases and the reproductive system becomes active, the total number of eggs has already been established at birth. Therefore, the presence of all potential ovulated eggs in the ovaries occurs at birth.

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At adolescence

At fertilization

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