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Ovarian antral follicle dynamics from birth through reproductive maturity: a mini-review

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  • Hannah Lamar

  • Rodolfo Cardoso

  • Heidi Vanden Brink

  • June 17, 2026

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    The transition from quiescence to a mature HPO axis is crucial for female reproductive maturation during puberty and early postmenarche.

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    Ovaries integrate reproductive and metabolic signals to coordinate ovulatory and anovulatory waves of antral follicle development.

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    Ruminant animal models provide insights into follicle dynamics and endocrine patterns that parallel those observed in human females.

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    Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone peak during early calfhood, indicating the onset of significant follicular development.

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    Adult-like follicular dynamics emerge in Hereford females approaching first ovulation, although some reproductive axis maturation continues thereafter.

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Ovarian antral follicle dynamics from birth through reproductive maturity: a mini-review

  • by Hannah Lamar, Rodolfo Cardoso, Heidi Vanden Brink

  • June 17, 2026

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