Egg Timer To Read A Woman's Egg Reserve

Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 11:11

Test to measure the woman's biological clock and egg reserve has been discovered. The test which can indicate the fertility, is called “Egg Timer". It can tell how many eggs a woman has. This will help the couple to decide whether they have to strive for the , try an IVF treatment. If helpless, they can also consider the options like adoption or egg donation.

This test is discovered by IVF Australia. “It is very important for a woman to chase her fertility in one way or another, as she can know what the future may hold for her," says Peter Illingworth, the Medical Director of IVF Australia. He thinks that it can also help the middle-aged women to know about the risks of having an early menopause.

It is also possible to know whether a woman has got plenty of time to carry on or to have a baby. As far as the doctor is concerned, this test gives the basis of providing advice to women on how quickly they should get involved in active treatment.

"It is a common situation for a couple to try for six or eight months and go to a fertility clinic to seek advice. If all the tests are normal at that point, then there is no rush for them to seek treatment because simply by waiting longer they can still have a good chance of getting pregnant naturally. If, on the other hand, the blood test shows the woman has only a small number of eggs left, that would change things", says Illingworth.