But older women or those with a low egg reserve release much fewer, meaning they may need more rounds of IVF treatment to get pregnant. (newscientist.com)
Tests to measure egg reserves could be used to identify women at high risk of such conditions and intervene early, says Cedars, who presented the work at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii, this week. (newscientist.com)
This type of cramping has to do more with the pain that arises from a follicle rupturing or «popping» in an attempt to release an egg (which may happen or may not, such as with PCOS where follicles are faulty and don't always produce a healthy egg or in peri-menopause when ovarian egg reserve is dwindling). (betterbydrbrooke.com)