The Relationship Between Variation in Size of the Primordial Follicle Pool and Age at Natural Menopause

Menopause has been hypothesized to occur when the nongrowing follicle (NGF) number falls below a critical threshold. Age at natural menopause can be predicted using NGF numbers and this threshold. These predictions support the use of ovarian reserve tests, reflective of the ovarian follicle pool, in menopause forecasting.The objective of the study was to investigate the hypothesis that age-specific NGF numbers reflect age at natural...