Ovarian Reserve and Egg Freezing Most women go through life without any knowledge about their fertility potential. Many women delay pregnancy until a more ‘convenient time’, mostly in pursuit of building a career, education, etc. By the time ‘Mr Right’ shows up, their fertility potential may be reduced, or already gone. What is Ovarian Reserve? Ovarian reserve refers to the remaining eggs a women has for the future. Age is the universally known marker for eggs quantity, ie, the older…
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Who needs IVF? Case studies of 5 couples Fertility problems is more common than people realise, with an estimated 16% or 1 in 6 couples having trouble getting pregnant after trying for a year. In Asian countries, ‘fertility problem’ is still considered something shameful or embarrassing, thus, leaving couples (mostly the wives) suffering in silence despite the availability of effective treatments. Infertility is a medical condition, and has many underlying causes. It may be due to infections, congenital condition (born…
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