Fertility News: Doctor Advises Women To Take An Egg Timer Test Before Turning 30

An Australian fertility doctor has urged women to undergo a fertility test to determine their body's egg supply before they reach the age of 30. The egg timer fertility test is also called the Anti-Mullerian Hormone and can also give women information on the length of time left for them to be able to conceive a baby.

"The rationale behind doing the test before you're 30 is that it's far better for a woman to know at 29 instead of five or six years down the track that their egg count is low," said Dr. Kee Ong, as per a report published in the Daily Mail. Ong added that a 30-year-old woman who finds out that her eggs are low through the test can choose to start a family earlier or even freeze their eggs to preserve them.

Ong was quoted as saying that the egg timer fertility test can give women "better control of their fertility." The fertility expert from Gold Coast does not think women who in their early twenties should take the egg timer fertility test, except in cases where women in her family have a history of experiencing early menopause.

According to the report, one woman who took the test when she was 30 reportedly had her eggs frozen after finding out she has a low level of eggs in her body. In a separate report published in the Gold Coast Bulletin, another woman took the test when she was 33 after failing to conceive naturally. She found that she had a low egg level and was ready to go into IVF before eventually getting pregnant naturally.

Another report published in News.com.au in December last year talked of concern regarding the accuracy of the egg timer test results after a revision was done on its protocol in 2013. The revision was due to findings that the test's original protocol had been underestimating results by an average of 68 percent. The study revealed that results from the egg fertility test from 2011-2013 may be faulty.