Women remain fertile until they are 45 and are wrongly being pushed into early IVF by private clinics, Robert Winston, Britain's leading fertility expert, has said.
The NHS advises that women's fertility starts to decline sharply from 35 and those planning to have a family should take this into account.
But Lord Winston, who heads the Genesis Research Trust in London, dismissed this. He said women are able to conceive until their mid-40s and suggested fertility clinics that say otherwise are doing so for financial gain.
The NHS advises that women's fertility starts to decline sharply from 35 and those planning to have a family should take this into account.
But Lord Winston, who heads the Genesis Research Trust in London, dismissed this. He said women are able to conceive until their mid-40s and suggested fertility clinics that say otherwise are doing so for financial gain.
| Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday he said: 'Actually even at the age of 40 your chances of getting pregnant spontaneously are pretty good if you keep trying, and it's really not until you're 45 there is a really sharp turn off.' His view is in stark contrast to the NHS Choices website, which says: 'In women, fertility declines more quickly with age. This decline becomes rapid after the age of 35, particularly due to the decline in the quality of the eggs released by the ovaries.' |  |
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