: What can be done to extend the fertility of a woman? I want to ask the question: "what is the age cut-off for female fertility", but I think that varies a lot between women. Instead, I ask, what can be done to extend the

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According to WebMD,

There is no way to delay menopause; it can only be sped up, not slowed down, by external factors.

Factors that DO affect menopause age:

the age her mother experienced menopause
smoking
chemotherapy
ovarian surgery
ethnicity

Factors that do NOT:

age of first period
pregnancy and breastfeeding
use of hormonal birth control methods

Factors being studied, but have unknown effects:

bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to make certain plastic

If you are only worried about the egg quality, egg retrieval before the age of 35 is best. For eggs retrieved after 35, you may want to pay for genetic testing. Different physicans have different cutoffs recommendations, but 35 is the most common one. The uterus "quality" doesn't decline with age. Even women who have experienced menopause can take hormones to carry a pregnancy with a frozen embryo.