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It’s time to give the ovary more respect
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As scientists seek treatments for age-related infertility, they need to understand the ovary’s full cast of characters.
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Kristen V. Brown
NEW YORK – The egg has become a dominant source of anxiety for many women. Human eggs are finite, declining in quality and quantity with age. In a woman’s 30s, this starts to make it harder to get pregnant and, by menopause, a woman is without functional eggs.
Growing awareness of this reproductive reality has led to a surge in egg freezing, as women aim to preserve the vitality of their younger eggs.
