The Path to Indefinitely Delaying Menopause
A study shows that menopause could be indefinitely delayed through ovarian tissue transplantation, a method initially developed for cancer survivors, potentially improving women’s health and extending fertility.From the moment of birth, female ovaries possess approximately a million primordial follicles, with each follicle housing an egg cell. Throughout a woman’s growth into adulthood, the vast majority of these follicles will perish, leaving only a single follicle each month to release a mature egg through ovulation. As…