Women like Libby French are using the egg timer test to make high-stakes decisions about their fertility, but experts say it's not a reliable predictor of reproduction potential.
Libby French always knew she wanted to have children, and at 27, she thought it wise to investigate her fertility.
Egg freezing is often sold by fertility clinics as an "insurance policy". But some experts say it's more like a lottery, and few women return to use their frozen eggs.The AMH test is a blood test that "can give an indication" of the number of eggs left in a woman's ovaries, explains Dr Copp. She says the test's intended purpose is for specialists to work out how to "program a woman's fertility treatment", for example, measuring potential risk of
After surgery to remove what was later confirmed as the disease, Libby says the specialist recommended she begin IVF right away."Every round you lose a little more hope of what you thought your life would look like with a baby, but you have no other choice but to keep pushing through to at least feel like you're working towards your dream.
"I wasn't prepared for it. I literally went in to freeze some eggs, and then I had to deal with that first." "If wasn't made, I may have done sooner. I may have collected more eggs. And I may have given myself a better chance at a live birth."Photo shows Comedian Sashi Perera leans into her husband, both are smiling and posing beside a colourful wall on a street.'I've seen women take money out of superannuation'
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