Babystart Fertil Check Plus Twin Pack The babystart Fertil Check Plus fertility screening test for both men & women, measures sperm count in men & the sex hormone FSH in women. This is a combination twin test pack for couples to share in the privacy of their own home. For the women there is the babystart Fertil Check Female Fertility screening test for women which measures the sex hormone that is an indicator of a their biological fertility clock. A woman's fertility starts to decline after she gets to 30 & the decline gradually accelerates until she gets to menopause. This reduction in fertility is reflected in a similar gradual increase in the the hormone FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). Rising levels of FSH tend to be associated with reduced fertility. The FSH hormone can also be raised in women with irregular periods & without doubt will steadily rise as a woman gets older. As menopause approaches the levels get particularly high & act as an early warning system for peri-menopause. The babystart Fertil Check Female Fertility home diagnostic screening test is a rapid test of FSH concentration in urine. The kit contains two ECOstrip Female Fertility tests & if both test results are positive it is an indicator of reduced fertility. The test is more than 99% accurate. With this test a negative result is going to be good news although its not proof of fertility. A positive test result suggests that fertility is reduced & we recommend that a woman see her doctor to discuss the results & perhaps have more tests done. For the man the babystart Fertil Count Male Fertility test is a rapid diagnostic test of sperm concentration in semen. Sperm count is widely recognised as the major indicator of the fertility in men. There is a one test kit & a two test kit. The World Health Organisation has defined a man's fertility on the basis of the concentration of sperm in semen with the cut off point being set at 20 million sperm per m L of sperm. The babystart Fertil Count Male Fertility test kits are a unique home test that will tell you if a man's sperm concentration is greater or less than the WHO cut off point. A positive result is going to be good news although its not proof of fertility. A negative result suggests then man should see his doctor, which is not all bad news, because it does at least save the a couple months of futile trying for a baby.