• RBWells@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    How does that work, when we are born with more than a million eggs? It’s not like you run out and that causes menopause.

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      5 months ago

      Actually, kinda yes. Men continuously produce sperm but women have a finite supply of eggs. When it runs out, overies stop producing estrogen. Some older women will use HRT to fight some of the effects of menopause, though.