Many physicians warn that though you
may be enjoying good health, feeling healthy and being healthy are not always
the same thing. Like most of the adults, you may be undergoing a regular annual
medical examination to assure good health. One of the most common tests
performed under the routine is Cholesterol, to calculate the risk of heart
disease.
However, this test might be
beneficial for men and women above 40 but for a woman in her late 20s, it is a futile to undergo this test. Generally, the chances of women at this age to be diagnosed with a heart
disease are slim.
So, instead of undergoing worthless tests, it is better to prioritize
your test chart according to the need. Customizing the tests
according to the age would help you find out the exact problem, rather than
tests which are generally not recommended at your age.
So, it is more valuable for women to
undergo blood AMH level (a test to
determine ovarian reserve) to check the quality and quantity of eggs she is
left with. This is because, ovarian reserve declines with age and it is
irreversible to achieve back the eggs that a woman has already lost during
menstrual cycle. This is test is valuable for women who want to postpone child
birth due to career or some other constraints. The AMH level testing provides a good index of
ovarian function.
There is multiplicity of reasons why
new age women tend to postpone childbearing. It might be because of career or
the quest to find the right partner. While this can be a good sign towards
social evolution, where women are taking independent decisions, it might be a biological
hitch for some.
Sometimes, in the race of life, women tend to forget that they
might have extended the age of getting married but their ovary never stops to
grow old. It constantly loses eggs and the quality and quantity declines tremendously
with age. When a women strides towards her mid-30s and she might be satisfied
to have a settled life, she already has reduced chances of pregnancy. Much to her dismay, she might fail to achieve
pregnancy without medical assistance.
Sometimes, women are baffled to hear
this news! They are shocked to know about their ovarian functioning despite having regular cycles. They regret to have had known about such a situation much
earlier to have avoided complexities at the young age.
So, if you are in your late 20s and
have decided not to start family any time soon then it is recommended for you
to undergo blood AMH level testing annually. It is an inexpensive test and
demands no extra testing but blood test. This test would provide you a rough
idea about ovarian reserve, specifically the quality and quantity of eggs you
are left with. Therefore, how much time you have to actually start planning
your family.
This test is recommended because a number of women
experience infertility and sometimes it is too late to know about it. However,
it is important to know that for a woman with unproven infertility with a low
AMH level might conceive and
have baby without any complications, while AMH level testing in an
infertile woman is completely different.
The test is useful to know about
the declining ovarian reserve, so that your doctor can warn you before it is
too late. If a woman knows about her eggs beforehand, then it would be much
easier for her to determine the right age to plan her family. With the data
about AMH level, it will be easy for even your doctor to counsel you about
making the right choice.
With AMH levels, women in their late 20s, who have enough time
to have babies, can make well-informed decision. If a woman is young and has
low AMH level, then she can decide whether she has to have baby or may freeze
her eggs when their quality is good, so that the frozen eggs can be used when she wants to
get pregnant few years later.
It is recommended for young women to undergo blood AMH level
test annually to avoid facing unforeseen results in future. All the best!
Dr Neeraj Pahlajani
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