Mumbai: Good news for women who want to plan
their families late, as Hinduja Hospital here has introduced a
new hormone test that can revolutionise family planning and
fertility treatment in India.
The new test `Anti-Mullerian Hormone` (AMH), popularly
called as the "egg timer" is a simple, quick and inexpensive
test that can measure a woman`s egg reserve .
"In other words, AMH can predict the number of fertile
years left among women planning to delay pregnancies to as
late as 30s or 40s," Head of the department of RIA at Hinduja
Hospital, Dr Vipla Puri told PTI.
With the increasing number of young women having ovary
dysfunction and irregular menstrual cycle and polycystic
ovaries (which does not allow pregnancies set in), AMH test
will be of great help in planning their families, she said.
"Studies have shown that natural fertility drops off at
least 10 years before menopause, which means that with the
variation in menopausal age of 40-60 years, some women can
become infertile as early as their 30s. It will then be
difficult to conceive without artificial insemination," she
said.
The new and simple blood test not costing more than Rs
1500 and can be done in any clinic which has the facility of
Elisa Reader, Puri said.
PTI