I think Mother Nature took care of it that way because we as humans are not really made for carrying a litter. There are much more risks with twin pregnancies and they often end up with c-sections. Sometimes it does though.
For humans, in most cases, one is released every cycle. If more than one is released and fertilized, the resulting newborns will be fraternal twins, triplets, etc.
Yes, they do.
Ovulation is the term used when eggs are released from one of the ovaries.
Female gametes, or egg cells, are released from the ovaries during a process called ovulation. Each month, one egg is released into the fallopian tube, where it can be fertilized by a sperm cell.
in a woman's Virgina a egg can get fertilized. there are two ovaries and each month one egg will get released and if you have sex when you are NOT on your period then the sperm will meet up with the egg and fertilize it.
Yes, typically only one egg is released during ovulation.
They are called ovaries, and just one is called an ovary. Ovaries are equivalent to the male's testicles. They produce estrogen and progesterone and contain immature egg cells. The egg cells ripen, and generally one is released each time the woman ovulates.
Both ovaries released an egg and 2 sperm fertilized them. One egg divided into twins and the other one became the fraternal.
In women, eggs are produced in the ovaries. Each ovary contains thousands of immature eggs, or oocytes, which are present since birth. During a woman's menstrual cycle, typically one egg matures and is released during ovulation. The ovaries play a crucial role in the female reproductive system, not only in egg production but also in hormone regulation.
Eggs only move from the ovaries to the uterus. They never move from one ovary to the other ovary.
Yes, a single egg is generally released during ovulation only one time during each cycle. Rarely, more than one egg is released at this point in the cycle.
tells you when the ovary kicks out the egg.