There are actually four phases in the menstrual cycle, although it’s usually divided into two phases of about 14 days each, with the period and ovulation marking the beginnings and ends of them: The “follicular phase” starts with the period and ends at ovulation The “luteal phase” begins at ovulation and ends wit...
Eggs and follicles are core issues for a woman’s fertility, and the only time their numbers increase is during a few months when baby girls are in the womb. The eggs then remain dormant and immature in tiny ‘primordial follicles’ (which are a bit like a “flat-pack” that can safely store eggs for 50 years or more) until pubert...
Oxidative stress is the term for the potential damage that all living cells have to control simply because sugars, fats and proteins are “burnt” to provide the energy and warmth cells need to function and stay alive. When things burn, they release chemicals, and we’re pretty familiar with this idea; engines and fires give of...
