India, July 24 -- For many women in modern India, their thirties are spent building careers, caring for ageing parents and waiting for the right time to start a family. Thanks to advances in reproductive medicine, conceiving after the age of 40 is now more possible than ever before. However, while these medical breakthroughs have expanded fertility options, they are not a guarantee.

The reality is both reassuring and sobering: IVF has come a long way over the past decade, but it cannot completely overcome the natural decline in fertility that comes with age. Across India, fertility specialists are seeing a growing number of women in their late thirties and forties seeking treatment - not because they were unaware of IVF, but because many...