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NoDoctor's answer:
Women are born with approximately 700,000 to 2 million primordial follicles. By the time they reach puberty, only about 40,000 remain. During puberty, around every 28 days, about 5 to 20 follicles develop, but typically only one matures and ovulates. The ovaries alternate between ovulating on the left and right sides. A woman's body releases about 400 eggs over her lifetime, while the remaining follicles degenerate into atretic follicles at different ages. After menopause, the ovaries no longer ovulate. Wishing you good health.