Most women are born with a fixed reserve of eggs. By the age of 30, almost 88% of
this egg reserve is lost. A lot of women are in pursuit of higher education and
modern high profile career options. This often results in late marriage and delayed
child-bearing. Sometimes, the woman crosses the age of 40 by the time she is married
and ready to start a family. The pelvic clock, however, keeps ticking, with the
result that the woman often loses her reserve of young and healthy eggs by the time
she reaches that age. The technique of egg freezing (especially by the modern technique
of vitrification) comes as a great boon to these new age women.
An estimation of serum AMH is a very good test for predicting egg reserve and "time
on hand".
If you are unduly concerned and do not want to lose the opportunity to have your
own biological child, you can approach our clinic for a simple procedure called
egg freezing. You would have to take a few injections of a hormone called FSH to
produce as many eggs as possible in that month. You then undergo a short procedure
for the egg recovery (done with a small needle through the vagina under mild sedation).
The eggs thus retrieved are vitrified (frozen) and can be used at a later date (often
after several years) once you are married and ready to begin your family.