ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
A womans fertility
declines with age
and until recently
there was no way of
predicting when it will
run out - often it was
discovered when it was too late.
Many more women are leaving it later to have a baby with 20% leaving it until after
35 years old. A 30 year-old woman has a 20% chance per month to get pregnant.
By age 40, however the chance is only about 5% per month. Over the age of 35
year about 30% of couples remain childless involuntarily.
• Until recently future fertility or ovarian reserve could not be • A blood test (anti-mullerian hormone) and a transvaginal
predicted and many women leave it too late to start a family scan (antral follicle count) can predict future fertility and
ovarian reserve and is now available in the Spire Cardiff
• If a woman finds her ovarian reserve is low she can start
Hospital in Cardiff, Wales - costs £350 - and includes a
trying for a family or freeze her eggs until the time is right
consultation with Dr Tony Griffiths a Consultant Gynaecologist
• Kits from chemists may give misleading results as they are with a special interest in infertility.
based only on hormone levels and a scan of the ovaries is
• The service is called a Body Clock Testand is run by
also important
Innermost Secrets - "Providers of Medical Care and
Ultrasound Services for Pregnant and non-Pregnant
women.”
Dr Tony Griffiths
0845 2303386
www.mybodyclock.net
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