The immature human ovary shows loss of abnormal follicles and increasing follicle developmental competence through childhood and adolescence

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STUDY QUESTION: Do the ovarian follicles of children and adolescents differ in their morphology and in vitro growth potential from those of adults? SUMMARY ANSWER: Pre-pubertal ovaries contained a high proportion of morphologically abnormal non-growing follicles, and follicles showed reduced capacity for in vitro growth. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: The pre-pubertal ovary is known to contain follicles at the early...

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