Why do fertility doctors always advise you to do IVF before it’s too late?
When Sarah, 38, walked into the office, her AMH had dropped to 0.4ng/mL. Dr. James Wilson of the New York Fertility Center pointed to her ovarian reserve curve and sighed, “If you had acted two years earlier, your live birth rate could have been three times higher.” I. Countdown to Fertility: The Cliff Drop in Ovarian Reserve A woman’s fertility potential is like an accelerating falling star – it loses 12% per year after the age of 30, and the rate of decline soars after the age of 35. The grim data reveals: 25-30 years old: 55%-60% IVF success rate, average number of eggs acquired 15-20 35 years old: success rate plummets to 45%, rate of chromosomally abnormal embryos reaches…
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