Dr. Natalie Crawford breaks down everything you need to know about your eggs - how many you have, how good they are, and what age really means for your fertility. She explains the difference between egg quality and quantity, how your ovarian reserve is tested, and practical steps you can take to support your egg health at any age.

Key Topics:

1. Understanding Your Egg Supply

- The natural decline of eggs from birth through menopause

- How the monthly egg release system works in your ovaries

- Do you lose eggs even when not ovulating or trying to conceive?

2. Testing Your Fertility Potential

- AMH blood test and what it measures in your body

- Antral follicle count ultrasound examination process

- How these tests relate to your remaining egg supply

3. How Age Affects Your Eggs

- The relationship between time and egg quality deterioration

- Genetic changes that occur in eggs as you get older

- Why pregnancy becomes more difficult after age 35

4. Taking Control of Your Egg Health

- Lifestyle factors that influence egg quality

- The role of inflammation in reproductive health

- How diet, stress, and environmental toxins impact fertility

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