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What’s the difference between my ovarian reserve and egg quality?

Posted December 29th, 2014 & filed under Eggs, IVF, Tests, The Basics.

Your egg quantity is also known as your ovarian reserve. It’s not quite the same thing as egg quality. But when you have a good ovarian reserve, you most likely will have some good quality eggs in there too. You were born with millions of immature eggs. Most of the immature eggs will be housed… Read more »

“What’s my ovarian reserve and what do all those tests mean – FSH, AFC, AMH?”

Posted April 1st, 2014 & filed under Eggs, Tests, The Basics.

Your number of eggs is your ovarian reserve. That’s a measure of quantity, not quality, and of course quality matters too. But when you have a good ovarian reserve, you most likely will have some good quality eggs in there. The basics You were born with millions of immature eggs. Most of the immature eggs are snuggled… Read more »

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