By Dr Yusuf Beebeejaun

The 42nd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) brought together the world’s leading fertility doctors and academics in London to present groundbreaking research into reproductive medicine at an incredible scale.

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Our own fertility group, IVI RMA Global, submitted 100 research abstracts at the conference.

But outside of the conference hall, it can be hard to fully understand just how significant these findings are for couples and individuals trying to start a family. From all the cutting-edge developments discussed at the conference, the main message I’d like patients to take away is this: in fertility treatment, timing is everything.

This might not sound revolutionary, as most people are aware of the impact of age on fertility. And whilst for women, egg quality and quantity can indeed begin to decline rapidly in their mid-thirties, new research by IVI RMA, published at ESHRE this year,........

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