As far as producing eggs, how do the ovaries work?

Question:

I heard that ovaries produce eggs at random instead of rotating. So, an ovary can produce an egg one month then the next month that same ovary might produce an egg again. If this is so, if you have only one ovary then your chances of that one producing an egg is less than 50%. Yes, you have a 50% chance each month that your ovary will produce an egg. However, if you look at the wide scope, like the scope of a year, its less than 50% of the time a particular ovary might produce anything. Am I understanding it right? How does that work?

I'm asking because I have endometriosis and I have an ovary removed. I'm trying to conceive and I'm trying to figure out my chances each month. My delay may just be an issue of that ovary not producing an egg yet and not another problem on me or my husbands behalf.

Hope I explained myself clearly. Thank you in advance.

Answers:
As you have only one ovary, it is only that one which is ovulating. Your ovaries respond to hormones from the pituitary gland in the brain each month as part of your menstrual cycle. Having only one ovary left should not reduce your chances for conception, any more than a man with one testicle is less potent.
The follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) level is important, and you can get this measured in a blood test. Otherwise, your one and only ovary will produce an egg each month, so don't worry.
Your math is flawed, as it only means women with two ovaries may not alternate monthly as to which ovary will produce an egg follicle, but that some months one ovary will produce one consecutively, instead of alternating. But, every month, at least one ovary will ovulate. That means every month you ovulate 100% of the time, not 50%. The hormones act on whatever follicle is 'ripest'. Since you have only one ovary that can be affected by FSH, it will ovulate every month, as each ovary has hundreds of egg follicles available.

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