Ferility test

Filed in archive Diagnostics on October 14, 2005

A test for fertility on the horizon?

A test is being launched in January which should be able to predict how many viable eggs a woman has left.

Doctors and chemists are expected to offer the test which measures levels of three hormones in the blood to spot when menopause is imminent.

The kit, developed by Professor Bill Ledger of Sheffield University, is being made by Biofusion Plc.

Experts praised the test but warned women that other factors could also hamper fertility.