Female Fertility - Reading a Woman’s Biological “Clock” May Be Easier Than Ever

Every woman knows exactly what the term “biological clock” means.  And if she hasn’t had children by the time she’s in her 30s, she’s likely been admonished by well-meaning family and friends about her waning female fertility.

But what is a biological clock, really?  In a nutshell, it’s simply a way of illustrating the fact that throughout a woman’s 30s (and especially after she turns 35), her fertility drops dramatically.  In fact, by the time a female reaches 40, she only has a 5 percent chance of getting pregnant each menstrual cycle.

So what would happen if we could figure out a way to “read” the numbers on the clock before the ticking stops?  A new hormone test from researchers in St. Andrews, Glasgow and Edinburgh may provide this opportunity.

The scientists have announced that they’ve isolated a chemical change that can reveal how many eggs a female has left.  This will assist fertility specialists in estimating with far more accuracy than before how long a woman will remain fertile.  It will also provide answers as to when a woman is likely to approach menopause.

Though the tests can’t tell a woman a day and time when her female fertility rate will be nonexistent, they can help physicians measure patients’ hormone levels against norms.  And this will give much more reliable data in terms of how soon a woman should begin moving toward fertility treatments such as IVF and IUI.

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