What: Thirty-five can be seen as the age that fertility goes way downhill, but the BBC interviews experts who explain that like much of medicine, it’s a spectrum and the best data shows probabilities—not hard cut-offs.
Why it matters: Women make major life decisions-like freezing their eggs–based on this information. They deserve to know the full picture.
Source: BBC
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