African-Americans or those with a family history of colon cancer should schedule their first colonoscopy at age 45. If your initial colonoscopy is clear and there are no polyps detected, you should schedule your next colonoscopy in 10 years.
âRemember, women are born with all the eggs they are ever going to have, and they donât make any new eggs during their lifetime. Women are born with approximately two million eggs in their ovaries, but about eleven thousand of them die every month prior to puberty.
The Ovaries Through the Lifespan. A woman is born with all of the eggs sheâll ever need, around one million in each of the ovaries. By puberty, when sheâll most likely receive her first period, the number of eggs in each ovary is around 200,000 to 400,000. During her childbearing years, approximately 300 to 500 eggs will develop and be released during ovulation. After menopause, the ovaries will stop producing eggs, and atrophy (shrink).