Oocyte aging, or Old Eggs in Fertility

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This week we're talking about "advanced maternal age" which is the medical term for women having babies over the age of 35. The real problem here comes down to oocyte aging, or aging eggs, which is related to poor ovarian reserve. We'll talk about why egg quality declines with time, what sort of testing your doctor will run, the difference between poor ovarian reserve and advanced maternal age, the options for women trying to get pregnant, lifestyle and supplements for oocyte aging and to increase egg quality, and also advanced paternal age, or old sperm. 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Why egg (oocyte) quality declines with time 03:07 - Testing for oocyte quality 04:56 - Poor ovarian reserve vs. advanced maternal age 06:57 - Options for women with oocyte aging 08:36 - Lifestyle and supplements for oocyte aging 11:11 - Advanced paternal age 13:49 - Outro

Here's the video version of Dr. Kate and Dr. Amy talking this one through. If you're working on your health by balancing gene SNPs and epigenetics, join Genetic Rockstars. If you'd like to take a course on MTHFR, click here.

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