Growing concern over fertility and the controversy of preserving it has inspired a Danish research team to assess what, exactly, drains a woman's ovarian reserves, and they concluded that the oral contraceptive pill could be a major culprit, at least temporarily. The latter is quantified by means of a vaginal ultrasound in a test of antral follicles count (AFC), which coupled with AMH testing provides the most reliable measure of fertility, with the two considered indicators of ovarian age. Researchers tested 833 women between the ages of 19 and 46 and found the AFC measurements 16 percent lower in pill users and AMH levels down 19 percent. AMH was still up to 30 percent lower and AFC up to 20 percent lower in pill users after the results were statistically adjusted for age, BMI, smoking, maternal age at menopause, maternal smoking during pregnancy and prematurity.
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