Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Controversial egg-timer test encouraging women to make 'high-stakes decisions' about their fertility

Libby French always knew she wanted to have children, and at 27, she thought it wise to investigate her fertility. "My mother went through menopause fairly early in life [and] I had acne and extremely ...
The Conversation

Don’t believe the hype. ‘Egg timer’ tests can’t reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing

Many women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The “egg timer” blood test is marketed as an empowering way to give women insights to help them plan when to ...
Sydney Morning Herald

This at-home ‘egg timer’ test is an Aussie first. What does it tell us about fertility?

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. WHEN is the first at-home, commercial AMH test in Australia. It measures the ovarian reserve. The ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Feminism 'co-opted' to market non-evidence-based women's health interventions like AMH 'egg timer' tests, researchers argue

At 38, Carla Loughnane was told she had so few eggs she was near menopause and didn't need birth control. Within six months, she was pregnant. Her twin girls were not yet two years old. This "miracle" ...