The Conversation

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

Tessa Copp is supported by an NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellowship (2009419). She is on the Scientific Committee of the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference. Jenny Doust receives funding from ...
Oxford Mail

'Egg timer' test for women

Fertility tests for women are now available via their GPs, thanks to an Oxfordshire biotechnology firm. Oxford Bio-Innovation, based in Heyford Park, Upper Heyford, is the world's only supplier of the ...
The Conversation

Women’s fertility: does ‘egg timer’ testing work, and what are the other options?

Karin Hammarberg is affiliated with the Victorian Assisted reproductive Treatment Authority. Professor Luk Rombauts is a minority shareholder in Monash IVF Group. He is affiliated with the Fertility ...
Adelaide Now

Scientists uncover fault with common fertility test that could affect Australian women

A MAJOR fault with a common fertility test may have led thousands of Australian women astray, affecting their decision to have children. The Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) or egg timer test used to ...
The Border Mail

Egg Timer Test proves unreliable guide to fertility

A popular fertility test designed to tell a woman how long she has left to fall pregnant is providing inaccurate and misleading results, creating a wave of panic among women in their 30s and 40s, ...
Gold Coast Sun

Cheryl Phua on why AMH blood test should be covered by Medicare

I’m talking about the Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) test, also known as the egg timer test. It is a blood test that helps women considering fertility treatment get a guide about how many eggs they ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Program: What women need to know about the 'egg timer' test

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