What affects follicle count?

[meadowlark3]

Before we started cycling, I had 9 or 10 follicles on my own. Does this generally mean I'll have the same number with stims, or could it be quite different in either direction?

If the cycle goes to plan, then you will get a similar number, say 7-12 or so. If you're understimulated, you'll have fewer. If you're over-stimulated and your ovaries get out of control, you could get double ( but it'd be dangerous).