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" There has been a ten-fold increase in the number of women over the age of 40 having infertility treatment, figures have revealed.  Statistics published by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority show that the number of women between the ages of 40 and 45 undergoing fresh IVF cycles using their own eggs has risen from 596 in 1991 to 6,174 in 2006.  Over-40s now account for 15.5 per cent of all infertility treatment cycles in the UK, the figures show.  Despite the increase in take-up, however, the live birth rate has risen by less than three per cent since 1998 and doctors warn that women who wait beyond their 30s have a much lower chance of success and could be putting their own health at risk.  Professor Bill Ledger, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Sheffield, told the Daily Telegraph: &amp;quot;The problem is, egg quality goes down with age and IVF is not really a very good way to tackle that and so success rates are poor.&amp;quot; \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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