HOW FAST IS YOUR CLOCK TICKING?

Scientists have recently discovered a new method that can help women know if their biological clock is ticking, and find out whether they are likely to have an earlier menopause and should not delay trying to conceive, or whether their fertile life will end later. For the first time, a team of Scottish researchers have found how levels of a hormone, which can reveal how many eggs a woman has remaining, change throughout her reproductive life.

The discovery will allow women to compare their own hormone levels with the average for their age to see whether they should be concerned about their future fertility and will be able to indicate whether they are likely to have an early or later menopause, allowing they know whether they have to try for a baby sooner rather than later.