Juniper Publishers Gynecology and Women’s Health

   JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH                          Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers Authored by  Juliano Brum Scheffer* Opinion The fecundity of women begins to decrease after the age of 30 years, primarily as a result of a decrease in the proportion of normal eggs available, which in turn is a consequence of a Continuous process of oocyteatresia. Although all women experience this decrease in fecundity, it is difficult to predict the pace of reproductive decline in an individual woman. The maximum number of oocytesis 6-7 million, occurring at a gestational age of about 20 weeks in the female fetus. This number decreases to about 1-2 million oocytes at birth, 300,000-500,000 at puberty, 25,000 at an age of 37 years, and 1000 at an age of 51 years. Women's fecundity decreases gradually, but significantly, beginning after an age of 30 years and th