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From menarche (≈13 yrs) to menopause (≈45 yrs), in approximately how many cycles does a female ovulate and thus how many eggs are released?

A~120 eggs
B~416 eggs
C~1000 eggs
D~2 million eggs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. ~416 eggs
Reproductive age ≈ 32 years × 13 cycles/year ≈ **416 eggs released** over the lifespan. (Foetal ovary has ~2 million primordial follicles; only ~40,000 remain at puberty; the rest undergo atresia.)
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