Every girl has two ovaries, containing and releasing egg cells and secreting hormones. They are located on either side of the upper end of the uterus.
They are the size of unshelled almonds and can be found in the pelvis, between the upper edge of your pubic hair and your belly button, a little bit towards your hips.
At birth about 400.000 immature eggs are present in the ovaries. During the girl’s teens, after the menarche, the ovaries start releasing egg cells. Each menstrual cycle a ripe ovum ruptures, which is called ovulation. Some girls know when ovulation taking place, feeling it like a sharp ache. This is called ‘mittelschmertz.’
When the ovary releases an egg cell it is received by the fallopian tubes, where fertilization can take place.