Continuum Wellness News » ovulation http://continuumwellness.org/blog Body, Mind & Soul Wellness Sat, 12 May 2012 15:38:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 An Egg is Born, Human Ovulation Caught on Camera http://continuumwellness.org/blog/an-egg-is-born-human-ovulation-caught-on-camera/ http://continuumwellness.org/blog/an-egg-is-born-human-ovulation-caught-on-camera/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:21:18 +0000 continuum wellness http://continuumwellness.org/blog/?p=255 Read more »]]> This is incredible. A human egg was filmed as it burst forth from the ovary. The doctor spotted it during a hysterectomy.

A human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary for the first time, captured by chance during a routine operation.

Fertile women release one or more eggs every month, but until now, only animal ovulation has been recorded in detail.

Gynaecologist Dr Jacques Donnez spotted it in progress during a hysterectomy.

The pictures, published in New Scientist magazine, were described as “fascinating” by a UK fertility specialist. (more)

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