how many eggs does an average woman produce in a life time?

Question

cant someone just give me a number... roughly?

Answer 1

Well she usually does me a boiled one for brekkers, perhaps a fried one for lunch and sometimes i have omelette's for tea. But alas! I cannot give you an answer as I, nor my wife are not dead yet!

Answer 2

I stole the following answer:

It states that "Women are born with a finite number of eggs. At birth, a
woman has around 1 to 2 million eggs. However, throughout her life, a
woman loses eggs through a destructive process called atresia. At
puberty, only around 400,000 eggs remain. Throughout the reproductive
life span, from puberty until menopause, women lose about 1,000 eggs each
month. Of these thousand eggs, only one is released. Once released, it is
picked up by the fallopian tube. If a couple has sexual intercourse around
this time, fertilization (the joining of the egg and sperm) may take place."

Finally, according to the following article on "Menopause, Estrogen Loss,
and Their Treatments " from the UC Davis Health System (
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/health/a-z/40Menopause/doc40.html ), "As a
woman ages, her supply of eggs declines. Menopause occurs naturally after
the woman's supply of follicles has been depleted and menstruation ends
completely. (Menopause may also be induced if the ovaries are surgically
removed.)"
So there you have it. Thanks a lot for the interesting questions,

Jeff Buzby, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Orange County

Answer 3

roughly? About 8

Answer 4

Millions

Answer 5

960

Answer 6

Thousands

Answer 7

We are born with them, its only around puberty when they start to mature and release from the ovaries.

Answer 8

too many

Answer 9

what are you??? a hen????