The amount of a woman’s eggs decreases from the moment of birth, over the years, until menopause is reached. It is estimated that women are born with approximately 2 million eggs. This figure decreases over time and when they reach adolescence, they have about 40,000 eggs. Eventually, only about 400 become ovulated, usually 1 for each menstrual cycle.

June is World Infertility Awareness Month, dedicated to all those couples who have problems in conceiving a child naturally and have to have recourse to techniques of assisted reproduction. There is no doubt that it is a long and hard road for many of them, but almost always, it has a happy ending

The good quality of the eggs is essential to be able to have a baby, since, to transform into a healthy embryo; the egg needs to have the appropriate chromosomes and the ability to combine them with those of the sperm.