You will remember that, last year, we launched a free campaign in all our clinics for those women between 25 and 38 years old who wish to know their ovarian reserve (that is, the total number of eggs found in the ovaries). And it is that it is one of the indicators that allow us to assess fertility in women, and also only a simple blood test is necessary to measure it.
And it is that women are born with all the ovules that they will have throughout life and, with age, both their number and quality decrease. This causes that, at an older age, the greater the difficulty in achieving a full-term pregnancy.
More than 3,000 girls approached our clinics to inquire about their fertility level and of all of them 10% finally opted for reproductive treatment, either to have a child at that time or to preserve their fertility and postpone that decision.
Because if one thing is clear, it is that today the age at which women have their first child continues to increase. “Society has changed, it has evolved, but the biological clock of women continues to be governed by the same guidelines as centuries ago, establishing the ideal age to have a baby from the medical point of view in the second decade of life and even the 35 years old, something that collides head-on with the pace of life faced by today’s women ”, explains Dr. Antonio Requena, IVI’s medical director.
The results of the fertility study leave no room for doubt:
- 12% of the girls between 25 and 30 years old presented low ovarian reserve
- 24% of women between 30-34 years of age presented antimüllerian levels that are considered to be related to a decreased ovarian reserve
- Among women aged 35 to 38, the percentage of low reserve rose to 33%
This is especially alarming data considering that 43.5% of the women who came to find out about their AMH were over 34 years of age; and that advanced maternal age continues to be the main factor of infertility among patients who attend IVI. In the words of Dr. Antonio Requena: “As a woman’s age increases, her number of oocytes decreases, so it is important to encourage women to check their ovarian reserve from the age of 30, since -as who annual general health check-ups are performed – fertility status is an equally important parameter that every woman should know and take care of.
The specialists, in fact, recommend that the specialist be consulted after a year of regular sexual intercourse without pregnancy if the woman is under 35 years of age and, if she is older or there is a medical condition that may affect her fertility, at 6 months.
The free fertility study campaign continues this year. If you are between 25 and 38 years old and you want to know your fertility level, call 900 847 300 free of charge and book your appointment.
