Dr Tessa Copp

So you can simply order this test online at a click of a button.

And so we really analyzed the information they were presenting and the vast majority of it was false and misleading.

So for the online companies selling the test direct to consumers, 74% say it can indicate your chance of conceding, which is incorrect.

Very few of them kind of state the limitations of the test.

So, you know, how if you're on oral contraception, it can give you artificially low results.

Particularly if you're under the age of 30, there's a recent study that's come out that's shown your AMH level is just as likely to increase as it is to decrease in the subsequent testing.

And so, you know, it's really not a reliable test to be making a really, you know, life altering decision or basing your big life decisions on a single test.

And we've also looked at what influences and content there is on social media and found, you know, overwhelmingly these posts discuss the benefits of testing using empowerment language, you know, be in control of your fertility, take control of your future, be empowered, you know, that sort of language.

Very few discuss the harms of testing.

So, you know, if women are falsely believing this test can indicate their fertility and

If they get like a normal or higher result, they may be falsely reassured that they can wait and delay pregnancy.

Or if they receive a low result, it may cause unnecessary distress and anxiety, which may pressure them to pay thousands to freeze their eggs or even undergo IVF when it might not be needed.

Tessa, thank you so much for joining The Daily Oz today.