Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The 'egg timer test' is being sold as a way for women to decide when to have a baby. But experts say it can be misleading

A so-called egg timer test — which gives an indication of how many eggs a woman has left — told Anneline Padayachee she was sterile at 35. The test, often used in IVF treatment, measures the level of ...
Slate

Google’s Method for Testing New Ideas Includes a “Magic Clock” Invented for a 4-Year-Old

Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky and Braden Kowitz is a new book in which the Google Ventures’ design partner shares the ...
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 ...
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

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

As every unattached woman in her twenties or thirties out there is well aware, the most important factor determining her chance of achieving pregnancy is age. In broad terms, fertility starts to ...