Type your response in the box. Most women experience their final menstrual cycle around the age of 51. The ceasing of the menstrual cycle is called menopause, and it signals the end of a woman’s reproductive years. It’s triggered by a change in hormone levels and a decline in oocytes. Doctors can perform a test to check a woman’s hormone levels to determine if menopause has occurred. If the woman is in menopause, the test will reveal high FSH levels and low estrogen levels.

How could a decline in the number of oocytes contribute to this change in hormones?