An ovulating woman's eggs take 90+ days to mature

What you do today impacts actively maturing eggs that will be ovulated months from now.

Did you know that the egg that is (ideally) released each month doesn’t start its journey at the beginning of your cycle? Every egg goes through a 3-6 month maturation process inside the ovary before ovulation. During this time your egg is highly influenced by your overall health, nutrition level and daily habits.

This means what you do today, impacts the egg that you will ovulate in 3-6 months from now.

This also means you can take steps today to improve the quality of your future eggs! For those trying to get pregnant this is reassuring news, to know that small changes you make now can lead to better quality eggs in as soon as 90 days, improving your chances of getting and staying pregnant.

Supporting your body consistently with key nutrients like Vitamin D, CoQ10 and antioxidants helps create the foundation of healthy eggs long before ovulation.

The 90-day maturation process of a woman's eggs, primordial to antral:

• Primordial: Approximately 1 year before ovulation primordial follicles transition to primary follicles.
• Primary follicles: Develop a blood supply and FSH/LS receptors.
• Secondary follicles: Through further maturation primary follicles develop into secondary follicles. This is when they start to become most sensitive to hormones and nutrients. This why beginning supplementation 90-120 days ahead of ovulation can positively impact the quality of your eggs.
• Dominant follicles: During the final months recruited follicles rapidly grow.  Developing follicles that are not selected as the dominant follicle lose their sensitivity to hormones and nutrients leading to degeneration.

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532300/

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