Oogenesis takes place in only 12 days, so the nurse cells are very metabolically active during this time.

How long does female oogenesis last?

The primary ova remain dormant until just prior to ovulation, when an egg is released from the ovary. Some egg cells may not mature for 40 years; others degenerate and never mature. The egg cell remains as a primary ovum until the time for its release from the ovary arrives. The egg then undergoes a cell division.

Is oogenesis completed?

In oogenesis, diploid oogonium go through mitosis until one develops into a primary oocyte, which will begin the first meiotic division, but then arrest; it will finish this division as it develops in the follicle, giving rise to a haploid secondary oocyte and a smaller polar body.