Ovarian reserve, key to knowing the state of a woman’s fertility.

The age of the woman is a determining factor when it comes to achieving a successful pregnancy. We all know that the older a woman gets, the more difficult it will be for her to conceive a baby. This is mainly because as time goes by, the characteristics of your eggs change and therefore, complicate the arrival of a pregnancy.

The ovarian reserve is the number of eggs that a woman has at a certain time in her life and it is what will determine the chances she has of achieving pregnancy. If your ovarian reserve is good, your chances of getting pregnant increase, but if your ovarian reserve is low, you will most likely need to undergo assisted reproduction treatment to have a baby.

Unlike men, who produce sperm over time, when a woman is born she already has the eggs that she will develop for the rest of her life. It is known that, at the time of her birth, a woman has approximately 2 million eggs, and after this, she will lose approximately one thousand eggs per month until the moment they run out, a period known as menopause.

In addition to age, other factors can decrease a woman’s ovarian reserve. These are: obesity, stress, environmental pollution, unhealthy lifestyle habits, among others. Another factor that can affect the decrease in ovarian reserve is the appearance of diseases such as cancer and their respective chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, as the effects of these treatments can decrease their fertility in the short term.

This is why all women, especially those over 35 years of age, should know the status of their eggs through specialized studies, since a low ovarian reserve is one of the most important impediments when it comes to achieving a pregnancy naturally or assisted. Through blood tests and ultrasounds, a specialist will be able to know the state of the woman’s ovarian reserve and make important decisions about her fertility.

To learn more about this topic, we invite you to consult with one of our Inser human reproduction specialists in our Medellín , Rionegro, Pereira, Bogotá and Cartagena.

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