Ovulation moment caught on camera

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7447942.stm

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.

Human eggs are produced by follicles, fluid-filled sacs on the side of the ovary, which, around the time of ovulation, produce a reddish protrusion seen in the pictures.

The egg comes from the end of this, surrounded by a jelly-like substance containing cells.

The egg itself is only the size of a full-stop, and the whole ovary, which contains many immature eggs, just a couple of inches long.

They belonged to a 45-year-old Belgian woman, and Dr Donnez, from the Catholic University of Louvain, told New Scientist that the pictures would help scientists understand the mechanisms involved.

He said that some theories had suggested an "explosive" release for the egg, but the ovulation he witnessed took 15 minutes to complete.

Professor Alan McNeilly, from the Medical Research Council's Human Reproduction Unit in Edinburgh, said that this fitted with his own research into the ovulation process.

He said: "It really is a fascinating insight into ovulation, and to see it in real life is an incredibly rare occurrence.

"It really is a pivotal moment in the whole process, the beginnings of life in a way."

Interesting

 

[Black suit]

Super gross!!

 

[Phyzzle]

Someone should catch an ejaculation moment on camera.

 

[jady]

Super gross!!

That was you, me and all of us at some point.....

 

[comic_relief]

Someone should catch an ejaculation moment on camera.

thats called porn and it usually goes on the girls face.

comic_relief

 

[Mr Autobahn]

Someone should catch an ejaculation moment on camera.

No thank you...

 

[KontrollerX]

Someone should catch an ejaculation moment on camera.

They already have.

I've seen documentaries where they somehow got a tiny camera inside some chick to view the sex and the money shot from the inside.

 

[Michele l'Arcangelo]

They already have.

I've seen documentaries where they somehow got a tiny camera inside some chick to view the sex and the money shot from the inside.

ive seen it in health and sex ed class. it was weird. i can best explain it by having a globe of water with a tube in it... and the tube shooting milk into the globe... swirling around... until the two different liquids mix together completely.

but this shit interests me. this kinda stuff is fascinating.