<P> An ovarian follicle is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set found in the ovaries . It secretes hormones that influence stages of the menstrual cycle . Women begin puberty with about 400,000 follicles , each with the potential to release an egg cell ( ovum ) at ovulation for fertilization . These eggs are developed once every menstrual cycle . </P>
<P> An ovarian follicle is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set found in the ovaries . It secretes hormones that influence stages of the menstrual cycle . Women begin puberty with about 400,000 follicles , each with the potential to release an egg cell ( ovum ) at ovulation for fertilization . These eggs are developed once every menstrual cycle . </P>
the release of an egg cell is called
the release of an egg cell is called
ovulation
ovulation