HI So I know you are born with all your eggs, if you don't have periods due to contraception. What happens to your eggs?
How do you release eggs if you don't have periods?
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So if I never have periods, my eggs will stay so I won't go through the menopause? Or I could be releasing my eggs at the age of 50 plus?
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Contraception prevents you from ovulating, so it prevents your ovaries from releasing an egg (or more) in your fallopian tube. If no egg is released, there's nothing to be fertilized. So, nothing happens to your eggs. They are simply waiting in your ovaries for future ovulation.
If you never have your periods, you will not go through menopause and you will not release eggs after the age of 50 or plus. As to what happens to your eggs, it depends on the situation. If your ovaries can't produce eggs, well nothing happens. If the lack of menstruation is caused by a birth defect or another condition and your ovaries can actually produce ovums, by the age of 50, you still won't have any eggs left (maybe a few will stay) in your ovaries as they will all be dead or immature.