When will fertility run out?
Fertility testing for a man is fairly straightforward, and involves testing the quality and quantity of semen, but there's more to it for a woman.
"For a man, it takes an afternoon," says Dr. Roger Pierson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Saskatchewan.
A couple of months ago, Amanda Daniels started looking at options. She came across several websites talking about measuring Follicle Stimulating Hormone levels, or FSH, as a simple way of determining fertility. FSH is the hormone promoting the growth and recruitment of eggs.
Read more: Doctors warn on shoddy fertility tests
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