Metabolic compound may reverse fertility ageing in women

A metabolic compound can reverse the ageing process of eggs in mice and could lead to new non-invasive treatments for improving fertility in older women, according to new research. The study conducted by researchers at the Universities of Queensland and New South Wales, both in Australia, published in the journal Cell Reports showed that infertile mice provided with low doses of the molecule had notably better egg quality and were able to give birth to offspring during a breeding trial. If translatable to humans, this could significantly improve chances of older women to become pregnant without the need for several rounds of IVF.