Many women rely on high street fertility tests, which assess the ovarian reserve left in the women. Some women also tend to delay motherhood being conveyed by these tests of the time left before they loss their fertility. These tests asses how many eggs are left compared that to the average for a woman’s age.

Recent study revealed that women, who solely depend on these tests to assess time left for motherhood, might face problems later as these tests do not test various other factors, which contribute to pregnancy.

These tests cost around £176 and might give false assurance to the women. Hence, couples concerned about their fertility should consult their GP rather than depending on these tests solely.

Stuart Lavery, a consultant gynaecologist at Hammersmith Hospital in London, said: “You might think ‘I have fabulous ovarian reserve’ on these tests but of course if one’s fallopian tubes are blocked or one’s partner does not have fabulous sperm then you can have false reassurance.”

However, these tests can help women by predicting chances of success of IVF. Chances of IVF failure are more if women have low ovarian reserves. Women with low ovarian reserves have 85 per cent less chances to have a baby through IVF as compared those with normal levels of same age group.