Question

What happens in folliculogenesis?

Answer 1

Folliculogenesis:

1. Folliculogenesis is the process through which a female germ cell grows within the ovary's somatic cells and matures into a fertile egg.
2. Folliculogenesis is the process through which a recruited primordial follicle grows and develops into a specialised Graafian follicle.
3. The graafian follicle is capable of either ovulating its egg into the oviduct to be fertilised or dying due to atresia.
4. In contrast to male spermatogenesis, which may continue indefinitely, folliculogenesis terminates when the ovaries' limited number of follicles runs out.
5. This decrease in follicular production marks the start of menopause.
6. Folliculogenesis takes around 375 days to complete.
7. It corresponds to thirteen menstrual cycles.
8. The process begins continually, which means that the ovary includes follicles at all stages of development at any one moment, and terminates when a mature egg leaves from the preovulatory follicle in a process known as ovulation.

The growing follicle passes through the following distinct stages :

1. Primordial
2. Primary
3. Secondary
4. Early tertiary
5. Late tertiary
6. Preovulatory