Release of an Egg (from G+)

This photo with original caption comes from Kate Savage, someone from my G+ circle:

"Look closely: this is history in the making. These are the clearest pictures ever taken of what is the starting point of every human life: ovulation occurring inside a woman's body.

"The release of the oocyte from the ovary is a crucial event in human reproduction," says Jacques Donnez at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in Brussels, Belgium. "These pictures are clearly important to better understand the mechanism." 

Observing ovulation in humans is extremely rare, and previous images have been fuzzy. Donnez captured the event by accident while preparing to carry out a partial hysterectomy on a 45-year-old woman. The release of an egg was considered a sudden, explosive event, but his pictures show it taking place over a period of at least 15 minutes. " 

My thoughts:

Call me naive or what. When I had my first ultrasound and saw parts of the reproductive system for the first time I was overwhelmed. Not only because the OBGYN said there was nothing wrong - with the uterus, the ovary is something else - but also because you don't get to see those on a regular basis. 

I somehow get emotional about reproductive stuff as I do have issues like many women out there which is why seeing ovulation like this is much more fascinating than ultrasound. That's what grows into a tiny human if it got fertilized. Just wow!