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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Congestive heart failure is a serious disorder that carries a reduced life expectancy. Heart failure is usually a chronic illness, and it may worsen with infection or other physical stressors.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.