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Ovarian Ageing Testing

How to predict your fertility when delaying parenthood

Service introductory offer: £190

The rising trend towards delayed parenthood is resulting in a greater number of women trying to become pregnant at an older age. The difficulty arises for women in not knowing how fertile they will be if they choose to delay pregnancy.

But help is now at hand with the ovarian ageing test from SMS. We offer women who decide to delay parenthood an ovarian ageing test that can give a high level of accuracy in determining their level of fertility.

There are many factors that can have an effect on a woman’s fertility including lifestyle issues such as drinking, smoking and diet. A woman’s age is a simple way of obtaining information on the ovarian function. However, a woman’s age is not necessarily the same as her ovarian age, which is measured not by the passing of time, but by gauging the level of egg reserve at any given time.

Various blood tests and ultrasound examinations have been used in the past to assess how the ovary works, but their accuracy is not ideal.

SMS offer a newer diagnostic approach, used by Dr Luciano Nardo, our Consultant in Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, that involves measuring anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) as a gauge of egg reserve.

Several studies have suggested that AMH concentrations are significantly linked to the number of eggs and reflect the ovarian performance better than other hormones, which tend to fluctuate from cycle-to-cycle.

A measurement of ovarian ageing may also be obtained by ultrasound assessment of the Contact Usnumber of follicles in the very early part of the menstrual cycle. Antral follicle count (AFC) is significantly linked to ovarian function and is a good indicator of successful outcome in women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation.

AMH and AFC are diagnostic tests with greater precision than anything else available and can be used in many areas of women’s health, including puberty, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), sub-fertility and premature menopause.

SMS offers ovarian ageing testing (AFC, AMH) at £250. The screen includes a blood test and an ultrasound scan of the ovaries that can determine the number and quality of eggs left in the ovaries.

Book now

If you book an ovarian ageing test before 31 August 2008 you will receive 25% discount Service introductory offer £190 (from £250).



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