Question: Can The Health Of A Woman's Egg Change?

Many of women have been told they need to give birth before they turn 40- years old. More specifically, once we hit the age of 30-years old it becomes harder to get pregnant and more of a risk to give birth. So, many women understandably ask the question: can the health of a woman's egg change? Why is it that it is so much of a health risk for us and our baby if we give birth after the age of 30? The truth is, yes, our eggs do change in quality as we get older and they change in quantity as we get older. Our egg quantity is also called our ovarian reserve and is simply the number of eggs we have in our ovaries. But, it is interesting to note that our egg quality doesn't just get worse with our increase in age. A woman's egg quality and quantity vary so much from individual to individual that age isn't the only determinant of the health of our eggs. Health, heredity, and other environmental factors can change the health of our eggs.