The findings of a landmark research conducted by scientists at the National Institute of Research and Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Parel, may re-define female ovarian biology and challenge the prevailing dogma that a woman is born with all the eggs she will ever produce with no way to replenish the supply, while men keep producing sperm throughout their lifetime.

According to the recently published study, called Stem Cell Interaction with Somatic Niche May Hold the Key to Fertility Restoration in Cancer Patients, fertility can be restored with the aid of stem cells identified in the ovaries.