Why are men able to generate sperm, but women are born with a set number of eggs?

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I was told all humans start as female and then the ovaries descend and become testis. Why are females limited in this capacity?

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Consider what could be called reproductive strategies that evolved over time.

clams: millions of sex cells squirted into the water, left to themselves, odds are some small percentage of that million survive.

elephants: 1 baby every year or so but it’s closely watched and most of them born (absent human fuckery) will survive.

Both are successful in their way. Humans evolved into two different sexes (for other reasons) and they evolved in different directions.

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