India, Dec. 4 -- Women have long assumed that fertility declines gently over the years, mirroring age and major life milestones. But that once-clear connection is now more complicated. Many women in their late twenties or early thirties feel energetic and youthful, confident they have "lots of time," yet their reproductive indicators increasingly tell a different story.

Dr Shobha Gupta - Medical Director and Infertility specialist from Mother's Lap IVF Centre Pitampura, New Delhi and Founder of Mumma's Blessing IVF and Birthing Paradise in Vrindavan - spoke to HT Lifestyle about how today's lifestyle is contributing to faster reproductive ageing and declining fertility in women. She explains, "A woman's chronological age and her ovarian ...