Question:
It is said that menopause occurs between 45-55 years after that the ovary becomes dormant .
what happens to that dormant ovary?
Answer:
A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which are stored in ovaries. The ovaries also make hormones estrogen and progesterone, which control menstruation and ovulation.
Menopause happens when the ovaries no longer release an egg every month and menstruation stops. But ovaries continue to produces hormones in little amount and often make relatively significant quantities of certain male type hormones that may have important health benefits.
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