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Ovarian aging: a missing diagnosis in reproductive medicine

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Recognizing ovarian aging as a formal diagnosis — akin to how the field of obstetrics adopted the concept of ‘advanced maternal age’ — would transform reproductive medicine, public health and research into women’s health.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Lydia Hughes, Francesca E. Duncan & Elnur Babayev

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Hughes, L., Duncan, F.E. & Babayev, E. Ovarian aging: a missing diagnosis in reproductive medicine. Nat Med 31, 2485–2487 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03733-4

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