A human egg [oocyte with the surrounding supportive cells, together called a follicle] is the size of a dot a very sharp pencil would make on paper. In contrast, an ostrich egg is the largest and weighs up to 3.5pounds. [and yes, we are talking about the same kind of egg you eat for breakfast...]
“Menstruation are the bloody tears of a disappointed uterus” --an old saying taught in medical school
“The number of oocytes is highest before birth, around 6-7million, lots and lots of eggs, how many at birth? turns into 2 million. How many at puberty? turns into 400,000-500,000, how many of those will ovulate? 400-500. Thus, the overwhelming odds of the fate of an egg is to NOT ovulate. We are all examples of a special egg that has ovulated. Thats how special we all are. And it even gets more impressive when you think about spermatozoa. There are 35-40 million spermatozoa in a single ejaculate, and the odds of one of those spermatozoa meeting up with an egg is astronomically small. So its a way of thinking about how special we really are. We should take the rest of the day off we are all just that special....”
-Dr.G
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