Menopause is the end of menstruation or the end of fertility for women. At menopause the eggs in the female body reach the lowest count.
A female body forms eggs in her ovaries while she is still in her mother's womb. At birth she has hundreds of thousands of eggs. At adolescence, about 300,000 , in her 40's about 25,000 and at menopause about 1000.
Every woman is different, so every woman will experience menopause differently. Even the age when menopause starts varies. It could be anywhere between 45 to 55. Menopause occurs naturally, as a normal stage in life, or surgically, when ovaries are removed due to illness or other factors, through a procedure called hysterectomy.
My question to all women is: If you knew the exact age when menopause will happen to you, would you make a life decision based on this fact?
Researchers now say they may be able to determine when the menopause starts, by measuring ovarian volume with trans vaginal ultrasound.
As a woman ages, the ovaries shrink, so there is a direct rapport between the size of ovaries and the number of eggs. Applying mathematical theorems, the scientists produced a formula to potentially predict menopause.
This test is revolutionary for women attending fertility clinics, or women treated for cancer.
Regarding the assisted reproductive technology, the overall success rate is still low, especially for older women. Researches showed that a 30 years old woman attempting to get pregnant has a 30 percent chance, a 35 year old woman has a 24 percent chance, while a 40 years old has only 17 percent chance!
The conclusion is obvious: women shouldn't wait too long for planning babies. No matter how advanced the assisted reproductive technology is, no matter how sophisticated the so called prediction tests are.
So, is this test good enough to predict menopause? Should a woman depend on a test like this and make life decision based on it? Can a test really tell how many years of fertility a woman have left?
All these questions get a totally negative answer. No, you can not tell someone to change their life based on a simple prediction.
A female body forms eggs in her ovaries while she is still in her mother's womb. At birth she has hundreds of thousands of eggs. At adolescence, about 300,000 , in her 40's about 25,000 and at menopause about 1000.
Every woman is different, so every woman will experience menopause differently. Even the age when menopause starts varies. It could be anywhere between 45 to 55. Menopause occurs naturally, as a normal stage in life, or surgically, when ovaries are removed due to illness or other factors, through a procedure called hysterectomy.
My question to all women is: If you knew the exact age when menopause will happen to you, would you make a life decision based on this fact?
Researchers now say they may be able to determine when the menopause starts, by measuring ovarian volume with trans vaginal ultrasound.
As a woman ages, the ovaries shrink, so there is a direct rapport between the size of ovaries and the number of eggs. Applying mathematical theorems, the scientists produced a formula to potentially predict menopause.
This test is revolutionary for women attending fertility clinics, or women treated for cancer.
Regarding the assisted reproductive technology, the overall success rate is still low, especially for older women. Researches showed that a 30 years old woman attempting to get pregnant has a 30 percent chance, a 35 year old woman has a 24 percent chance, while a 40 years old has only 17 percent chance!
The conclusion is obvious: women shouldn't wait too long for planning babies. No matter how advanced the assisted reproductive technology is, no matter how sophisticated the so called prediction tests are.
So, is this test good enough to predict menopause? Should a woman depend on a test like this and make life decision based on it? Can a test really tell how many years of fertility a woman have left?
All these questions get a totally negative answer. No, you can not tell someone to change their life based on a simple prediction.
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Besides menopause, the author is involved in several women healthtopics, including std.
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